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Where does “diiodomethane” come from?

diiodomethane (English) comes from English iodo-, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

diiodomethane (English): Methylene iodide, a liquid halomethane used for...

Definitions

  1. Methylene iodide, a liquid halomethane used for...

Ancestry of “diiodomethane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishiodo-containing iodine
2Ancient Greekἰοειδήςviolet
3Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
4Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
5Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
6Proto-Indo-European-ess—
7Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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