Where does “dithioether” come from?

dithioether (English) comes from English Ether, from Old French ether, from Latin aethēr, from Ancient Greek Αἰθήρ, from Ancient Greek αἴθω, from Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō — to ignite.

dithioether (English): Any organic compound having two thioether functional groups

Definitions

Any organic compound having two thioether functional groups

Ancestry of “dithioether”, step by step

dithioether traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ether

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Ether	The god-personification of the bright, glowing upper air of heaven. He is the Roman counterpart of Aether
2	Old French	ether	—
3	Latin	aethēr	sky, ether (distinct in this sense from caelum, which is where the night's stars are, but not always distinguished from āēr; always distinct from the underworld)
4	Ancient Greek	Αἰθήρ	Upper Air
5	Ancient Greek	αἴθω	To ignite, kindle, light; To burn, blaze
6	Proto-Hellenic	*áitʰō	to ignite

via English Di

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	Di	—

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō →Every word from Ancient Greek αἴθω →Every word from Ancient Greek Αἰθήρ →