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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

  1. Having great oxidizing power

Ancestry of “hyperoxidant”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishoxidantan oxidizing agent
2Frenchoxydantpresent participle of oxyder; oxidant
3Frenchoxyderto oxidise
4Frenchoxydeoxide; first-person singular present indicative...
5Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
6Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
7Latinaceō—
8Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →