Where does “oxide” come from?

oxide (French) comes 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.

oxide (French): Obsolete spelling of oxyde

Definitions

Obsolete spelling of oxyde

Ancestry of “oxide”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	acide	acid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
2	Latin	acidus	sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
3	Latin	aceō	—
4	Proto-Italic	akēō	be sharp-tasting, be sour
5	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti	—
6	Proto-Indo-European	h₂eḱ-	sharp

Words derived from “oxide”

oxidante
oxidar
monóxido
óxido
peróxido
antioxidante
perossido
idrossido
disossidare
disossidazione
monossido
biossido
ossidabilità
bio-ossidazione
subossido
ossidare
deossidare
ossidabile
ossido
ossidasi
protossido
inossidabilità
triossido
tetrossido

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