Where does “digallium” come from?

digallium (English) comes from English gallium, from Latin Gallia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

digallium (English): Two gallium atoms in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two gallium atoms in a molecule

Ancestry of “digallium”, step by step

digallium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English gallium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgalliumA chemical element with an atomic number of 31;...
2LatinGalliaGaul, modern-day France; France
3Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
4Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
5Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
6Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English Di

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