Etymology

oligothiophene

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Today it means: Any of a family of oligomers of thiophenes that have useful optical or electronic properties Full definition →

English thiophene ← French phène ← Ancient Greek φαίνω (phaínō)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  2. Englisholigo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  4. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  5. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  6. Englishthio-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰh₂nyéti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáňňō
  10. Ancient Greekφαίνω (phaínō)
  11. Frenchphène
  12. Englishphene
  13. Englishthiophene
  14. English todayoligothiophene

From oligo- + thiophene.

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