Where does “diloxanide” come from?

diloxanide (English) comes from English dichloro, 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.

diloxanide (English): An antiparasitic drug

Definitions

  1. An antiparasitic drug

Ancestry of “diloxanide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdichloroTwo chlorine atoms in a molecule
2Englishdi-API; two, twice, or double; Alternative form of...
3Latindī-Two, double; di
4Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from English di- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →