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Where does “dihydrobromide” come from?

dihydrobromide (English) comes from English hydrobromide, from English bromide, from English Ide, from French ide, from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði — work; a restless motion.

dihydrobromide (English): A compound of an organic base and two molecules...

Definitions

  1. A compound of an organic base and two molecules...

Ancestry of “dihydrobromide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydrobromideA compound of hydrobromic acid with an organic...
2EnglishbromideA binary compound of bromine and some other...
3EnglishIde—
4Frenchide—
5LatinIdusAlternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman...
6Swedishideffort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus...
7Old Swedishidhe—
8Old Norse*iði—
9Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
10Old Norseiðwork; a restless motion
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