Where does “Kryptondifluorid” come from?

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

Kryptondifluorid (German): krypton difluoride

Definitions

  1. krypton difluoride

Ancestry of “Kryptondifluorid”, step by step

Kryptondifluorid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Difluorid

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

via German Krypton

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