Where does “bicyanide” come from?
bicyanide (English) comes from English bi, from English biceps, from Latin biceps, from Latin bis, from Latin color, from Ancient Greek μέτρον, from Ancient Greek -τρον, from Proto-Hellenic -tron — Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
bicyanide (English): dicyanide
Definitions
- dicyanide
Ancestry of “bicyanide”, step by step
bicyanide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bi
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bi | Bisexual; A bisexual person; A type of jade disk... |
| 2 | English | biceps | Any muscle having two heads; Specifically, the... |
| 3 | Latin | biceps | double-headed, having two heads; having two... |
| 4 | Latin | bis | twice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways |
| 5 | Latin | color | colour, shade; color; pigment; complexion |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | μέτρον | something used to measure: measure, rule, weight;... |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -τρον | Forms instrument nouns |
| 8 | Proto-Hellenic | -tron | Forms instrument nouns from verb stems |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -trom | Forms nouns denoting a tool or instrument |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tḗr | Derives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone... |
via English cyanide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | cyanide | Any compound containing the -C≡N radical or the... |
| 2 | English | Ide | named after Saint Ida OS grid ref SX8990 |
| 3 | French | ide | ide fish |
| 4 | Latin | Idus | Alternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman... |
| 5 | Swedish | id | effort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | idhe | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | *iði | — |
| 8 | Old Norse | iðja | to be active, do, perform |
| 9 | Old Norse | ið | work; a restless motion |