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Where does “orthoacid” come from?

orthoacid (English) comes from English acid, from French acide, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

orthoacid (English): the member of a series of oxyacids of a...

Definitions

  1. the member of a series of oxyacids of a...

Ancestry of “orthoacid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacidSour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having...
2Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
3Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
4Latinaceō—
5Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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