Etymology

organoiodine

O1R1G2A1N1O1I1O1D2I1N1E1

Today it means: Describing an organic compound containing one or more iodine atoms. Full definition →

English iodine ← French iode ← Ancient Greek ῐ̓ώδης (ĭṓdēs)
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The story

  1. Englishorgano-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*wion
  3. Ancient Greekῐ̓́ον (ĭ́on)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃ed-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₃édyeti
  6. Proto-Hellenic*ód͏̌d͏̌ō
  7. Ancient Greekὄζω (ózō)
  8. Ancient Greekῐ̓ώδης (ĭṓdēs)
  9. Frenchiode
  10. Englishiodine
  11. English todayorganoiodine

From organo- + iodine.

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