Where does “heterodímero” come from?
heterodímero (Spanish) comes from Spanish dímero, from Portuguese di-, from Ancient Greek δίς, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.
heterodímero (Spanish): heterodimer
Ancestry of “heterodímero”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Spanish | dímero | dimer |
| 2 | Portuguese | di- | di- |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | δίς | twice, doubly, again |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | dwís | twice, doubly; in two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | dwóh₁ | two |