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Where does “undecaoxide” come from?

undecaoxide (English) comes from English oxide, from French oxide, from French acide, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

undecaoxide (English): Any oxide having eleven oxygen atoms

Definitions

  1. Any oxide having eleven oxygen atoms

Ancestry of “undecaoxide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoxideA binary chemical compound of oxygen with another...
2FrenchoxideObsolete spelling of oxyde
3Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
4Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
5Latinaceō—
6Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
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