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Where does “oxyferryl” come from?

oxyferryl (English) comes from English ferryl, from English Ferro, from Italian ferro, from Latin ferrum, from Cornish -er, from English -er, from Middle English -er, from Old French -er — he, she.

oxyferryl (English): A radical containing ferryl iron and an oxygen...

Definitions

  1. A radical containing ferryl iron and an oxygen...

Ancestry of “oxyferryl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishferryldescribing compounds of iron in which it has a...
2EnglishFerro—
3Italianferroiron; first-person singular present indicative of...
4Latinferrumiron; any tool made of iron; fight, clash
5Cornish-er—
6English-erA person or thing that does an action indicated...
7Middle English-eragentive suffix; agent noun suffix
8Old French-erAlternative form of -ier, verbal suffix;...
9Latin-āre—
10Proto-Italic-āōForms primarily denominative verbs
11Proto-Indo-European-eh₂yétiCreates iterative/ frequentative/ intensive...
12Proto-Indo-European-yétiCreates intransitive, often deponent,...
13Proto-Indo-Europeanyé-—
14Chichewaiyehe, she
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