Where does “Schwefeldifluorid” come from?

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

Schwefeldifluorid (German): sulfur difluoride

Definitions

  1. sulfur difluoride

Ancestry of “Schwefeldifluorid”, step by step

Schwefeldifluorid 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 Schwefel

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSchwefelsulfur; brimstone
2Middle High Germanswevel—
3Old High Germansweval—
4Proto-Germanicsweblazsulfur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís →Every word from German di- →