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Where does “oxidizer” come from?

Oxidizer derives from English oxidize, from English oxide, from Old French -er, from Latin -are, from Latin -arius, from Proto-Indo-European -idyé-.

oxidizer (English): An oxidizing agent, especially one used to...

Definitions

  1. An oxidizing agent, especially one used to...

Ancestry of “oxidizer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoxidizeTo combine with oxygen or otherwise make an...
2English-izeUsed to form verbs from nouns or adjectives
3Middle English-isen-ise, -ize
4Middle French-iser-ize
5Latin-izō—
6Ancient Greek-ίζωUsed to form verbs from nouns, adjectives and...
7Proto-Hellenic-íďďō—
8Proto-Indo-European-idyéti—
9Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
10Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
11Chichewaiyehe, she
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