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Where does “deoxidizer” come from?

deoxidizer (English) comes from English deoxidize, from English oxidize, from English -ize, from Middle English -isen, from Middle French -iser, from Latin -izō, from Ancient Greek -ίζω, from Proto-Hellenic -íďďō — he, she.

deoxidizer (English): Any agent that reduces the oxygen content of a...

Definitions

  1. Any agent that reduces the oxygen content of a...

Ancestry of “deoxidizer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeoxidizeTo remove oxygen from
2EnglishoxidizeTo combine with oxygen or otherwise make an...
3English-izeUsed to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
4Middle English-isen-ise, -ize
5Middle French-iser-ize
6Latin-izō—
7Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
8Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
9Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
10Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
11Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
12Chichewaiyehe, she
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