Where does “Ammoniumdichromat” come from?

Ammoniumdichromat (German) comes from German Dichromat, from German di-, from Ancient Greek δίς, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

Ammoniumdichromat (German): ammonium dichromate

Definitions

  1. ammonium dichromate

Ancestry of “Ammoniumdichromat”, step by step

Ammoniumdichromat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dichromat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDichromatdichromate
2Germandi-di
3Ancient Greekδίςtwice, doubly, again
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
5Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two

via German Ammonium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAmmoniumammonium
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from German di- →
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