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Where does “oxalamide” come from?

oxalamide (English) comes from English oxalic, from French oxalique, from Translingual Oxalis, from Latin oxălis, from Ancient Greek ὀξαλίς, from Ancient Greek ὄξος, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

oxalamide (English): The amide of oxalic acid; any N-derivative of...

Definitions

  1. The amide of oxalic acid; any N-derivative of...

Ancestry of “oxalamide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoxalicOf or pertaining to oxalic acid or its...
2Frenchoxaliqueoxalic
3TranslingualOxalisthe sorrel plant
4Latinoxălis—
5Ancient Greekὀξαλίςsour wine; garden sorrel
6Ancient Greekὄξοςpoor wine; vinegar made therefrom; sour fellow,...
7Ancient Greekὀξύςsharp, pointed; sharp, keen; quick, hasty, swift
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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