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Where does “oxoacid” come from?

oxoacid (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.

oxoacid (English): An oxyacid

Definitions

  1. An oxyacid

Ancestry of “oxoacid”, 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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti →