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

  1. Obsolete spelling of oxyde

Ancestry of “oxide”, step by step

oxide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via French acide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
2Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
3Latinaceōto be sour
4Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via French oxygène

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
2Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
3Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “oxide”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →