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Where does β€œperformic acid” come from?

performic acid (English) comes from English Per, from English Person, from Middle English persoun, from Old French persone, from Medieval Latin persona, from Latin persōna, from Etruscan πŒ˜πŒ„πŒ“πŒ”πŒ–, from Ancient Greek Ο€ΟΟŒΟƒΟ‰Ο€ΞΏΞ½ β€” to see; eye.

performic acid (English): The simplest organic peracid H-CO-OOH that is...

Definitions

  1. The simplest organic peracid H-CO-OOH that is...

Ancestry of β€œperformic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishPerβ€”
2EnglishPersonβ€”
3Middle Englishpersounperson
4Old Frenchpersoneperson; individual; rector of a parish; someone;...
5Medieval Latinpersonaparson, person; mask; character
6Latinpersōnaβ€”
7EtruscanπŒ˜πŒ„πŒ“πŒ”πŒ–a mask; a masked individual, often performing in...
8Ancient GreekΟ€ΟΟŒΟƒΟ‰Ο€ΞΏΞ½face, visage, countenance; front; mask
9Ancient Greekὀψto the eye; in the face; eye
10Proto-HellenicΓ³kΚ·sβ€”
11Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ókΚ·seye
12Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃ekΚ·-to see; eye
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃ekΚ·- β†’