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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

  1. Any compound that is a mixed oxide and bismuthide

Ancestry of “oxybismuthide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbismuthideAny compound of bismuth with a more...
2EnglishbismuthA chemical element with an atomic number of 83:...
3GermanWismutbismuth
4Middle High Germanwismāt—
5Latinbisemutumbismuth
6Arabicبِسِيمُوتِيُّون—
7Ancient Greekψιμύθιον—
8Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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