Where does “hydrocarboxylic” come from?

hydrocarboxylic (English) comes from English hydro-, from Greek ὑδρο-, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr — water.

hydrocarboxylic (English): Describing a carboxylic acid that has at least...

Definitions

  1. Describing a carboxylic acid that has at least...

Ancestry of “hydrocarboxylic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhydro-water; hydrogen; a hydrous compound
2Greekὑδρο-Alternative form of υδρο-
3Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
4Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *údōrEvery word from Ancient Greek ὕδωρEvery word from English hydro-
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