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Where does “dibromo” come from?

dibromo (English) comes from English bromo, from English bromine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

dibromo (English): Two bromo groups in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two bromo groups in a molecule

Ancestry of “dibromo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbromoA dose of a proprietary sedative containing...
2EnglishbromineA nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic...
3English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle French-é—
7Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-Italic-ā—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “dibromo”

  • dibromoethane
  • dibromoterfluorene
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →