Where does “hydroxy” come from?

hydroxy (English) comes from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

hydroxy (English): Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping...

Definitions

  1. Being, or containing a hydroxyl radical; Clipping...

Ancestry of “hydroxy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOxyOccidental College
2EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
3Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
4Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
5Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “hydroxy

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-