Where does “oxybromide” come from?
oxybromide (English) comes from English bromide, from English Ide, from French ide, from Latin Idus, from Swedish id, from Old Swedish idhe, from Old Norse *iði, from Old Norse iðja — work; a restless motion.
oxybromide (English): A compound containing oxygen and bromine
Definitions
- A compound containing oxygen and bromine
Ancestry of “oxybromide”, step by step
oxybromide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bromide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bromide | A binary compound of bromine and some other... |
| 2 | English | Ide | named after Saint Ida OS grid ref SX8990 |
| 3 | French | ide | ide fish |
| 4 | Latin | Idus | Alternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman... |
| 5 | Swedish | id | effort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus... |
| 6 | Old Swedish | idhe | — |
| 7 | Old Norse | *iði | — |
| 8 | Old Norse | iðja | to be active, do, perform |
| 9 | Old Norse | ið | work; a restless motion |
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 |