Where does “oxyselenide” come from?
oxyselenide (English) comes from English selenide, from English -ide, from Middle French -ide, from Latin -is, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
oxyselenide (English): a mixed oxide and selenide
Definitions
- a mixed oxide and selenide
Ancestry of “oxyselenide”, step by step
oxyselenide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English selenide
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | selenide | any compound in which selenium serves as an anion... |
| 2 | English | -ide | Any of a group of related compounds - azide,... |
| 3 | Middle French | -ide | id (dynast) |
| 4 | Latin | -is | suffixed to the root of nouns in composition,... |
| 5 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
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 |