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dwi-

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.64 in modern English

Syllables
dwi-
IPA
7
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
2
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

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.)

Dated

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Sanskrit द्वि (dvi)bor. English dwi- Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वि (dvi, “two”).

Usage

Inflected Forms

dvi- (alternative)

Phrases

eka- tri- Mendeleev's predicted elements di- bi-

Frequently Paired Words

eka- tri- Mendeleev's predicted elements di- bi-

Questions

What does dwi- mean?
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.)
Where does dwi- come from?
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *dwóh₁ Proto-Indo-European *dwi- Sanskrit द्वि (dvi)bor. English dwi- Borrowed from Sanskrit द्वि (dvi, “two”).

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