Where does “nonoxidative” come from?
nonoxidative (English) comes from English oxidative, from English oxide, from French oxide, from French acide, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti — sharp.
nonoxidative (English): Not oxidative
Definitions
- Not oxidative
Ancestry of “nonoxidative”, step by step
nonoxidative traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English oxidative
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oxidative | Of, relating to, or produced by oxidation |
| 2 | English | oxide | A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another... |
| 3 | French | oxide | Obsolete spelling of oxyde |
| 4 | French | acide | acid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid |
| 5 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 6 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |