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Where does “ὀξῠ́ς” come from?

ὀξῠ́ς (Ancient Greek) comes from Ancient Greek ἡ ὀξεῖᾰ προσῳδῐ́ᾱ — the acute accent.

ὀξῠ́ς (Ancient Greek): sharp, acid

Definitions

  1. sharp, acid

Ancestry of “ὀξῠ́ς”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἡ ὀξεῖᾰ προσῳδῐ́ᾱthe acute accent

Words derived from “ὀξῠ́ς”

  • oxygen
  • tone
  • tune
  • hypoxia
  • tonic
  • oxygenation
  • oxalate
  • serotonin
  • oxytocin
  • tonal
  • undertone
  • doxorubicin
  • baritone
  • oxalic
  • peritoneum
  • fluoxetine
  • tonality
  • anoxic
  • oxy
  • tuneful
  • diatonic
  • deoxyribonucleic
  • attunement
  • deoxy
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