Where does “periodic acid” come from?
periodic acid (English) comes from English per-, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos — that.
periodic acid (English): HIO4 or H5IO6, the oxyacids of iodine in which iodine has the highest oxidation number; H5IO6 is a white crystalline substance (HIO4 is not stable), and both are strong oxidizing agents
Definitions
- HIO4 or H5IO6, the oxyacids of iodine in which iodine has the highest oxidation number; H5IO6 is a white crystalline substance (HIO4 is not stable), and both are strong oxidizing agents
Ancestry of “periodic acid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | per- | In verbs: denoting the sense "through", as in... |
| 2 | Latin | per | through, by means of; throughout, during |
| 3 | Latin | Ad | toward, to |
| 4 | Latin | illic | he, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that... |
| 5 | Latin | ille | that; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that... |
| 6 | Latin | olle | Archaic form of ille |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | *olnos | that |