Where does “Diphosphat” come from?

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

Diphosphat (German): diphosphate

Definitions

  1. diphosphate

Ancestry of “Diphosphat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germandi-di
2Ancient Greekδίςtwice, doubly, again
3Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
4Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →