Where does “dichalcogenide” come from?
dichalcogenide (English) comes from English chalcogenide, from English chalcogen, from English Gen, from English again, from Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan, from Old English on-, from Old English and- — on, onto.
dichalcogenide (English): Any chalcogenide containing two atoms of...
Definitions
- Any chalcogenide containing two atoms of...
Ancestry of “dichalcogenide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chalcogenide | Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more... |
| 2 | English | chalcogen | Any element of group 16 of the periodic table:... |
| 3 | English | Gen | A member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression... |
| 4 | English | again | Another time; once more; Over and above a factor... |
| 5 | Middle English | agayn | again |
| 6 | Old English | onġēan | — |
| 7 | Old English | on- | forming verbs and adjectives from participles and... |
| 8 | Old English | and- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |