Where does “oxoammonium” come from?

oxoammonium (English) comes from English oxo, from Latin Ōxus, from Ancient Greek Ὦξος, from Proto-Iranian waxš-.

oxoammonium (English): Any of a class of cations of general formula...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of cations of general formula...

Ancestry of “oxoammonium”, step by step

oxoammonium traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English oxo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoxoA substituent oxygen atom connected to another...
2LatinŌxus—
3Ancient GreekὮξος—
4Proto-Iranianwaxš-—

via English ammonium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishammoniumThe univalent NH cation, derived by the...
2New Latinammōnium—
Every word from Proto-Iranian waxš- →Every word from Ancient Greek Ὦξος →Every word from Latin Ōxus →