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Where does “ioxitalamic acid” come from?

ioxitalamic acid (English) comes from English io-, from English iodine, from French iodé, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Ancestry of “ioxitalamic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishio-—
2EnglishiodineA chemical element with an atomic number of 53;...
3Frenchiodépast participle of ioder; iodized, iodinated
4Ancient Greekἰοειδήςviolet
5Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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