Where does “antioxidant” come from?
Antioxidant derives from French oxidant combined with the prefix anti-, from Ancient Greek ἀντί meaning "against," tracing to Proto-Indo-European h₂énti.
antioxidant (English): Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the...
Definitions
- Any substance that acts to slow or prevent the...
Ancestry of “antioxidant”, step by step
antioxidant traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oxidant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oxidant | an oxidizing agent |
| 2 | French | oxydant | present participle of oxyder; oxidant |
| 3 | French | oxyder | to oxidise |
| 4 | French | oxyde | oxide; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | French | acide | acid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid |
| 6 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 7 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via French antioxydant
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | antioxydant | antioxidant |