Where does “Bleioxid” come from?

Bleioxid (German) comes from German Oxid, from French oxyde, 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.

Bleioxid (German): lead oxide

Definitions

  1. lead oxide

Ancestry of “Bleioxid”, step by step

Bleioxid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Oxid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOxidoxide
2Frenchoxydeoxide; first-person singular present indicative...
3Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
4Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
5Latinaceōto be sour
6Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via German blei

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbleilead (chemical element - Pb, atomic number 82)
2Middle High Germanblī
3Old High Germanblīometallic lead
4Proto-West Germanicblīwīlead
5Proto-Germanicblīwijąlead
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanmliH-wó-s
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmleh₁y-to be weak, weary, tired
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-
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