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Where does “dimolybdenum” come from?

dimolybdenum (English) comes from English molybdenum, from New Latin molybdaenum, from Latin molybdaena, from Ancient Greek μόλυβδος, from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo-.

dimolybdenum (English): Two molybdenum atoms in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two molybdenum atoms in a molecule

Ancestry of “dimolybdenum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmolybdenumA chemical element with an atomic number of 42:...
2New Latinmolybdaenummolybdenum
3Latinmolybdaenanominative plural of molybdaenum; accusative...
4Ancient Greekμόλυβδοςlead; graphite
5Proto-Indo-Europeanmorkʷ-iyo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European morkʷ-iyo- →