Where does “mesoxalate” come from?
mesoxalate (English) comes from English mesoxalic acid, from English oxalic, from French oxalique, from Translingual Oxalis, from Latin oxălis, from Ancient Greek ὀξαλίς, from Ancient Greek ὄξος, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς — sharp.
mesoxalate (English): A salt of mesoxalic acid
Ancestry of “mesoxalate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | mesoxalic acid | An acid, CHO, obtained from amido malonic acid |
| 2 | English | oxalic | Of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its... |
| 3 | French | oxalique | oxalic |
| 4 | Translingual | Oxalis | the sorrel plant |
| 5 | Latin | oxălis | — |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀξαλίς | sour wine; garden sorrel |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ὄξος | poor wine; vinegar made therefrom; sour fellow,... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | ὀξύς | sharp, pointed; sharp, keen; quick, hasty, swift |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |