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Where does “antioxidative” come from?

antioxidative (English) comes from English oxidative, from English oxide, from French oxide, from French acide, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti — sharp.

antioxidative (English): That functions as an antioxidant

Definitions

  1. That functions as an antioxidant

Ancestry of “antioxidative”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoxidativeOf, relating to, or produced by oxidation
2EnglishoxideA binary chemical compound of oxygen with another...
3FrenchoxideObsolete spelling of oxyde
4Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
5Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
6Latinaceō—
7Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →