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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Sanskrit द्वि (dvi)bor. English dwi- Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वि (dvi, “two”).
Meanings
- (dated, morpheme) A designation prefix for undiscovered chemical elements lying two periods under a known element in the periodic table. (For example, rhenium was called dwi-manganese before its discovery in 1925.)
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| dvi- | alternative | lexicographic |
Relateds
eka- · bi- · Mendeleev's predicted elements · di- · tri-