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Where does “oxycline” come from?

oxycline (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.

oxycline (English): A sharp gradient on oxygen concentration

Definitions

  1. A sharp gradient on oxygen concentration

Ancestry of “oxycline”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOxy—
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
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