Where does “oxybismuthide” come from?
oxybismuthide (English) comes from English bismuthide, from English bismuth, from German Wismut, from Middle High German wismāt, from Latin bisemutum, from Arabic بِسِيمُوتِيُّون, from Ancient Greek ψιμύθιον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.
oxybismuthide (English): Any compound that is a mixed oxide and bismuthide
Definitions
- Any compound that is a mixed oxide and bismuthide
Ancestry of “oxybismuthide”, step by step
oxybismuthide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bismuthide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bismuthide | Any compound of bismuth with a more... |
| 2 | English | bismuth | A chemical element with an atomic number of 83:... |
| 3 | German | Wismut | bismuth |
| 4 | Middle High German | wismāt | — |
| 5 | Latin | bisemutum | bismuth |
| 6 | Arabic | بِسِيمُوتِيُّون | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | ψιμύθιον | white lead (as a pigment to whiten the face or hair) |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -ῐον | diminutive suffix; "suffix forming... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |
via English Oxy
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Oxy | Occidental College |
| 2 | English | oxygen | The chemical element with an atomic number of 8... |
| 3 | French | oxygène | oxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | γένος | offspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | génos | family; race |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵénh₁os | race, lineage |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵenh₁- | to produce, to beget, to give birth |