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...
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- Of or pertaining to oxalic acid or its...
Ancestry of “oxalic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | oxalique | oxalic |
| 2 | Translingual | Oxalis | the sorrel plant |
| 3 | Latin | oxălis | A kind of sorrel |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὀξαλίς | sour wine; garden sorrel |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | ὄξος | poor wine; vinegar made therefrom; sour fellow,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | ὀξύς | sharp, pointed; sharp, keen; quick, hasty, swift |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |