Where does “diiodoethane” come from?

diiodoethane (English) comes from English ethane, from Swedish än, from English on, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana — on, onto.

diiodoethane (English): Either of two diiodo derivatives of ethane, but...

Definitions

  1. Either of two diiodo derivatives of ethane, but...

Ancestry of “diiodoethane”, step by step

diiodoethane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ethane

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishethaneAn aliphatic hydrocarbon, CH, gaseous at normal...
2Swedishänstill, yet; no matter; than; in comparisons,...
3EnglishonIn the state of being active, functioning or...
4Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
5Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
6Proto-West Germanicanaon
7Proto-Germanic*an
8Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English diiodo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiiodoTwo iodo groups in a molecule
2Englishiodo-containing iodine
3Ancient Greekἰοειδήςviolet
4Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en-Every word from Proto-Germanic anaEvery word from Proto-Germanic *an