Etymology

disilane

D2I1S1I1L1A1N1E1

Today it means: The gaseous hydride of silicon SiH₃-SiH₃, the silicon analog of ethane Full definition →

English silane ← Latin di- ← Ancient Greek δῐ- (dĭ-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Englishsilane
  8. English todaydisilane

From di- + silane.

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