Etymology

disulfite

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Today it means: The divalent anion S₂O₅²⁻, or any salt containing this anion Full definition →

English sulfite ← 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. Englishsulfite
  8. English todaydisulfite

From di- + sulfite.

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