Where does “Kaliumdichromat” come from?

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

Kaliumdichromat (German): potassium dichromate

Definitions

  1. potassium dichromate

Ancestry of “Kaliumdichromat”, step by step

Kaliumdichromat 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 Kalium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKaliumpotassium
2GermanKalipotash
3Arabicقِلْي—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from German di- →