Where does “photooxidant” come from?
photooxidant (English) comes from English oxidant, from French oxydant, from French oxyder, from French oxyde, from French acide, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō — sharp.
photooxidant (English): The product of a photooxidation reaction
Definitions
- The product of a photooxidation reaction
Ancestry of “photooxidant”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | oxidant | an oxidizing agent |
| 2 | French | oxydant | present participle of oxyder; oxidant |
| 3 | French | oxyder | to oxidise |
| 4 | French | oxyde | oxide; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 5 | French | acide | acid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid |
| 6 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 7 | Latin | aceō | — |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |