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Where does “oxalic” come from?

Oxalic comes from French oxalique, derived from Latin -icus, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- through the suffix -kos.

oxalic (English): Of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its...

Ancestry of “oxalic”, step by step

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

Words derived from “oxalic”

  • oxalate
  • oxaluria
  • oxalyl
  • binoxalate
  • peroxalate
  • oxanilic
  • oxanilide
  • oxaluric acid
  • oxanilate
  • oxalethyline
  • mesoxalic acid
  • oxalylglycine
  • nonoxalic
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