Where does “dicarboxilic” come from?

dicarboxilic (Romanian) comes from English dicarboxylic, from English di-, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dicarboxilic (Romanian): dicarboxylic

Definitions

  1. dicarboxylic

Ancestry of “dicarboxilic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdicarboxylicHaving two carboxylic groups
2Englishdi-API; two, twice, or double; Alternative form of...
3Latindī-Two, double; di
4Ancient Greekδί-Twice, double
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁Every word from English di-Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwís
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