Where does “diruthenium” come from?

diruthenium (English) comes from English ruthenium, from Latin Rutheni, from Old East Slavic роуси́нъ.

diruthenium (English): Two ruthenium atoms in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two ruthenium atoms in a molecule

Ancestry of “diruthenium”, step by step

diruthenium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ruthenium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrutheniumA metallic chemical element with an atomic...
2LatinRutheni—
3Old East Slavicроуси́нъ—

via English Di

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDi—
Every word from Old East Slavic роуси́нъ →Every word from Latin Rutheni →Every word from English ruthenium →