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Where does “diester” come from?

diester (English) comes from English di-, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

diester (English): any organic compound containing two ester...

Definitions

  1. any organic compound containing two ester...

Ancestry of “diester”, step by step

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

Words derived from “diester”

  • phosphodiesterase
  • phosphodiester
  • ectophosphodiesterase
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