Where does “dihydrostilbene” come from?

dihydrostilbene (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.

dihydrostilbene (English): A type of stilbene in which the double bond that typically connects the two phenyl groups is saturated, so that the two phenyl rings are connected by a single bond between their carbon atoms

Definitions

  1. A type of stilbene in which the double bond that typically connects the two phenyl groups is saturated, so that the two phenyl rings are connected by a single bond between their carbon atoms

Ancestry of “dihydrostilbene”, step by step

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

Words derived from “dihydrostilbene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from English di- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →