Where does “Diphosphonat” come from?

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

Diphosphonat (German): diphosphonate

Definitions

  1. diphosphonate

Ancestry of “Diphosphonat”, 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 →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from German di- →