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Where does “diosmium” come from?

diosmium (English) comes from English osmium, from Ancient Greek ὀσμή, from Ancient Greek ὄζω, from Proto-Hellenic óďďō, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed-ye-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃ed- — to smell, stink; to hate; to bite.

diosmium (English): Two osmium atoms in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two osmium atoms in a molecule

Ancestry of “diosmium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishosmiumA chemical element with atomic number 76: a...
2Ancient Greekὀσμήsmell, scent, odour; stench, stink; the sense of...
3Ancient Greekὄζωto smell; there is a smell
4Proto-Hellenicóďďōto smell
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-ye-—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ed-to smell, stink; to hate; to bite
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