Where does “dihydrouridine” come from?

dihydrouridine (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.

dihydrouridine (English): A pyrimidine resulting from adding two hydrogen atoms to a uridine, making it a fully saturated pyrimidine ring with no remaining double bonds

Definitions

  1. A pyrimidine resulting from adding two hydrogen atoms to a uridine, making it a fully saturated pyrimidine ring with no remaining double bonds

Ancestry of “dihydrouridine”, 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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from English di- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →