Where does “dinonyl” come from?

dinonyl (English) comes from English nonyl, from English nonane, from English non-, from Latin nōnus, from Latin novenos, from Latin novem, from Latin novo, from Proto-Italic nowāō — new; to nod, assent to.

dinonyl (English): Two nonyl groups in a compound

Definitions

  1. Two nonyl groups in a compound

Ancestry of “dinonyl”, step by step

dinonyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English nonyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishnonylAny of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon...
2EnglishnonaneAny of vary many isomeric alkanes, of general...
3Englishnon-Used in the sense of no or none, to show lack of...
4Latinnōnusninth
5Latinnovenosaccusative masculine plural of novēnus
6Latinnovemnine; 9; first-person singular present active...
7LatinnovoI make new, renew, refresh; I alter, change;...
8Proto-Italicnowāō
9Proto-Indo-Europeannéweh₂tito renew
10Proto-Indo-Europeannéwosnew
11Proto-Indo-Europeannew-new; to nod, assent to

via English Di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDi
Every word from Proto-Indo-European new-Every word from Proto-Indo-European néwosEvery word from English non-