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Where does “protobromide” come from?

protobromide (English) comes from English bromide, from English Ide, from French ide, from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði, from Old Norse iðja — work; a restless motion.

protobromide (English): Any of a series of bromides of a particular metal...

Definitions

  1. Any of a series of bromides of a particular metal...

Ancestry of “protobromide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbromideA binary compound of bromine and some other...
2EnglishIde—
3Frenchide—
4LatinIdusAlternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman...
5Swedishideffort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus...
6Old Swedishidhe—
7Old Norse*iði—
8Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
9Old Norseiðwork; a restless motion
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