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Where does “pyroantimonic acid” come from?

pyroantimonic acid (English) comes from English pyro-, from Ancient Greek πῦρ, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂wr̥ — bonfire; spelt.

pyroantimonic acid (English): An acid, HSbO derived from antimonic acid...

Definitions

  1. An acid, HSbO derived from antimonic acid...

Ancestry of “pyroantimonic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishpyro-fire, heat; fever; orthoacid
2Ancient Greekπῦρa fire; lightning; a fever
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂wr̥bonfire; spelt
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