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Where does “disseleneto” come from?

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

disseleneto (Portuguese): diselenide

Definitions

  1. diselenide

Ancestry of “disseleneto”, step by step

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