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Where does “dibismuth” come from?

dibismuth (English) comes from English bismuth, from German Wismut, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemutum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون, from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

dibismuth (English): Two bismuth atoms in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two bismuth atoms in a molecule

Ancestry of “dibismuth”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbismuthA chemical element with an atomic number of 83:...
2GermanWismutbismuth
3Middle High Germanwismāt—
4Latinbisemutumbismuth
5Arabicبِسِيمُوتِيُّون—
6Ancient Greekψιμύθιον—
7Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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