Where does “hyperoxidant” come from?
hyperoxidant (English) comes from English oxidant, from French oxydant, from French oxyder, from French oxyde, from French acide, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō — sharp.
hyperoxidant (English): Having great oxidizing power
Definitions
- Having great oxidizing power
Ancestry of “hyperoxidant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | oxidant | an oxidizing agent |
| 2 | French | oxydant | present participle of oxyder; oxidant |
| 3 | French | oxyder | to oxidise |
| 4 | French | oxyde | oxide; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | French | acide | acid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid |
| 6 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 7 | Latin | aceō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |