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Where does “oxyacetylene” come from?

oxyacetylene (English) comes from English acetylene, from French acétylène, from English acetyl, from English acet-, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos.

oxyacetylene (English): A mixture of oxygen and acetylene; burns at a...

Definitions

  1. A mixture of oxygen and acetylene; burns at a...

Ancestry of “oxyacetylene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacetyleneAny organic compound having one or more...
2Frenchacétylèneacetylene
3EnglishacetylThe univalent radical CHCO- derived from acetic...
4Englishacet-Alternative spelling of aceto-, used before...
5Latinacētum—
6French-ate-ate
7Latin-ātus—
8Proto-Italic-ātos—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “oxyacetylene”

  • oxyacetylenic
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