Where does “dihalo” come from?

dihalo (English) comes from English halo, from Latin halōs, from Ancient Greek ἅλως — threshing floor; grain on the floor; disk.

dihalo (English): Two halogen atoms in a compound

Definitions

  1. Two halogen atoms in a compound

Ancestry of “dihalo”, step by step

dihalo traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English halo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhaloA circular band of coloured light, visible around...
2Latinhalōshalo (a circle around the sun or moon)
3Ancient Greekἅλωςthreshing floor; grain on the floor; disk

via English Di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDi
Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλως
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