Where does “peroxide” come from?
Peroxide is a compound formed from the English prefix per- (from Latin per, meaning "through") and oxide, ultimately deriving from Proto-Indo-European per- meaning "forward" or "through."
peroxide (English): a divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen...
Definitions
- a divalent radical or anion containing two oxygen...
Ancestry of “peroxide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | oxide | A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another... |
| 2 | French | oxide | Obsolete spelling of oxyde |
| 3 | French | acide | acid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid |
| 4 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 5 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
Words derived from “peroxide”
- peroxidase
- peroxidation
- hydroperoxide
- myeloperoxidase
- peroxyl
- immunoperoxidase
- endoperoxide
- chloroperoxidase
- triperoxide
- lipoperoxidation
- peroxidic
- peroxidise
- antimyeloperoxidase
- peroxydation
- bromoperoxidase
- peroxidize
- haloperoxidase
- endoperoxidase
- pseudoperoxidase
- peroxidizable
- peroxidization
- thioperoxide
- peroxidability
- peroxidable