Where does “dibromoolefin” come from?

dibromoolefin (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.

dibromoolefin (English): An olefin with two hydrogen atoms substituted by bromine

Definitions

  1. An olefin with two hydrogen atoms substituted by bromine

Ancestry of “dibromoolefin”, step by step

dibromoolefin traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English bromo

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...
5Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English olefin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisholefinAny of a class of unsaturated open-chain...
2EnglisholefiantThat produces oil
3Frenchgaz oléfiant
4French-oleadded to a noun to form a diminutive, or a...
5Latin-olusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming diminutives";...
6Latin-lusAlternative form of -ulus; diminutive suffix
7Proto-Italic-elosForms desubstantival and deadjectival diminutive nouns
8Proto-Indo-European-e-lós
9Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

via English Di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂