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Where does “hydrogéner” come from?

hydrogéner (French) comes from French hydrogène, from French -gène, from Latin -genus, from Ancient Greek -γενής, from Ancient Greek -είᾱ, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

hydrogéner (French): to hydrogenate

Definitions

  1. to hydrogenate

Ancestry of “hydrogéner”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchhydrogènehydrogen; first-person singular present...
2French-gène-gen, -genic
3Latin-genusborn from, sprung form
4Ancient Greek-γενήςborn in a certain place or condition; of a kind
5Ancient Greek-είᾱ—
6Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
7Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
8Proto-Indo-European-ess—
9Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “hydrogéner”

  • hydrogen
  • dehydrogenase
  • hydroxyl
  • hydroxylase
  • hydrogenation
  • hydroxylation
  • dehydrogenation
  • dihydrogen
  • hydrogenase
  • hydroxylamine
  • nitrofurantoin
  • oxyhydrogen
  • hydantoin
  • hydrogenic
  • antihydrogen
  • hydrogenolysis
  • hydrogenous
  • dehydroxylation
  • biohydrogen
  • hydrogenosome
  • transhydrogenase
  • nonhydrogen
  • hydroxylate
  • phenylhydroxylamine
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