Where does “dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane” come from?

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (English) comes from English ethane, from Swedish än, from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (English): A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an...

Definitions

  1. A chlorinated hydrocarbon originally used as an...

Ancestry of “dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane”, step by step

dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via English ethane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethaneAn aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, gaseous at normal...
2Swedishänstill, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,...
3EnglishonIn the state of being active, functioning or...
4Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
5Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English diphenyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiphenylSynonym of biphenyl
2Englishdi-API; two, twice, or double; Alternative form of...
3Latindī-Two, double; di
4Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via English trichloro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrichloroThree chlorine atoms in a molecule
2Englishtri-API; three; Used in combination with a known...
3Sanskritत्रिthree
4Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an