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Where does “oxyhydroxide” come from?

oxyhydroxide (English) comes from English hydroxide, from English oxide, from French oxide, from French acide, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti — sharp.

oxyhydroxide (English): Any mixed oxide and hydroxide

Definitions

  1. Any mixed oxide and hydroxide

Ancestry of “oxyhydroxide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhydroxideAn univalent anion based on the hydroxyl...
2EnglishoxideA binary chemical compound of oxygen with another...
3FrenchoxideObsolete spelling of oxyde
4Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
5Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
6Latinaceō—
7Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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