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Where does “oxorhenium” come from?

oxorhenium (English) comes from English rhenium, from Latin Rhēnus, from Gaulish Rēnos, from Proto-Celtic Reinos, from Proto-Indo-European h₃reyH-, from Proto-Indo-European h₃er- — to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...

oxorhenium (English): A rhenium and oxygen atom bound together as part...

Definitions

  1. A rhenium and oxygen atom bound together as part...

Ancestry of “oxorhenium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishrheniumA metallic chemical element with an atomic...
2LatinRhēnus—
3GaulishRēnosthat which flows
4Proto-CelticReinos—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃reyH-to move, set in motion; to flow, stream ; to...
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃er-to move, to stir; to rise, to spring; to quarrel,...
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