Where does “oxychloric” come from?

oxychloric (English) comes from English Oxy, from English oxygen, from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

oxychloric (English): Containing both oxygen and chlorine

Definitions

  1. Containing both oxygen and chlorine

Ancestry of “oxychloric”, step by step

oxychloric traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Oxy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOxyOccidental College
2EnglishoxygenThe chemical element with an atomic number of 8...
3Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
4Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
5Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
7Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

via English chloric

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchloricOf a compound, containing chlorine with a higher...
2Englishchlor-Form of chloro- used mainly before a vowel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁-