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Where does “ditechnetium” come from?

ditechnetium (English) comes from English technetium, from Ancient Greek τεχνητός, from Ancient Greek τέχνη, from Ancient Greek -λογία, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...

ditechnetium (English): Two technetium atoms in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two technetium atoms in a molecule

Ancestry of “ditechnetium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtechnetiumA metallic chemical element with an atomic...
2Ancient Greekτεχνητόςartificial, manmade
3Ancient Greekτέχνηcraft, skill, trade; art; cunning, wile
4Ancient Greek-λογίαBase for nouns denoting the study of something,...
5Ancient GreekλόγοςThat which is said: word, sentence, speech,...
6Ancient GreekλέγωI put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,...
7Proto-Indo-Europeanleǵ-to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
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