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Where does “hypoxial” come from?

hypoxial (English) comes from English hypoxia, 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.

hypoxial (English): Relating to hypoxia

Definitions

  1. Relating to hypoxia

Ancestry of “hypoxial”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhypoxiaA condition in which tissues are deprived of an...
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
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