Where does “diisodecyl” come from?

diisodecyl (English) comes from English isodecyl, from English ISO, from Greek ίσος, from Ancient Greek ἴσος, from Ancient Greek δάκτυλος, from Hebrew דקל, from German Dackel, from German Dachshund — to sire, beget.

diisodecyl (English): Two isodecyl groups in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two isodecyl groups in a molecule

Ancestry of “diisodecyl”, step by step

diisodecyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English isodecyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishisodecylAny of several branched-chain isomers of the decyl radical, but especially 3,5,5-trimethyl hexyl
2EnglishISOThe International Organization for Standardization
3Greekίσοςequal; having equal rights
4Ancient Greekἴσοςequal (to); equivalent (to); consistent (to); agreement (to)
5Ancient Greekδάκτυλοςfinger; measure of length, the breadth of a...
6Hebrewדקלpalm tree; date; dachshund
7GermanDackeldachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
8GermanDachshunddachshund; a similar-looking dog, e.g. a basset...
9GermanDachsbadger; genitive singular of Dach
10Old High Germandahs
11Proto-West Germanicþahsbadger
12Proto-Germanicþahsuzbadger
13Proto-Indo-Europeantótḱus
14Proto-Indo-Europeantetḱ-to create, produce; to cut, hew
15Proto-Indo-Europeanteḱ-to sire, beget

via English Di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European teḱ-