Where does “chalcogenide” come from?
chalcogenide (English) comes from English chalcogen, from English Gen, from English again, from Middle English agayn, from Old English onġēan, from Old English on-, from Old English and-, from Proto-West Germanic anda- — on, onto.
chalcogenide (English): Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more...
Definitions
- Any binary compound of a chalcogen with a more...
Ancestry of “chalcogenide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | chalcogen | Any element of group 16 of the periodic table:... |
| 2 | English | Gen | A member of the Gen Movement, a youth expression... |
| 3 | English | again | Another time; once more; Over and above a factor... |
| 4 | Middle English | agayn | again |
| 5 | Old English | onġēan | — |
| 6 | Old English | on- | forming verbs and adjectives from participles and... |
| 7 | Old English | and- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; in return, back; facing,... |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | anda- | against, opposing; un-, de- |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énti | opposite; near; in front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
Words derived from “chalcogenide”