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Where does “hydrodewaxing” come from?

hydrodewaxing (English) comes from English dewaxing, from English dewax, from English de-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti — afterwards, post; by, at.

hydrodewaxing (English): A chemical engineering process in which...

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  1. A chemical engineering process in which...

Ancestry of “hydrodewaxing”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishdewaxingpresent participle of dewax; A process in which...
2EnglishdewaxTo remove wax from a material or from a surface
3Englishde-reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...
4Latindē-—
5Latindē—
6Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
7Latinposteablative singular of postis
8Proto-Italicposti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at
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