Where does “Bortrioxid” come from?

Bortrioxid (German) comes from German Trioxid, from French trioxyde, from French oxyde, from French acide, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti — sharp.

Bortrioxid (German): boron trioxide

Definitions

  1. boron trioxide

Ancestry of “Bortrioxid”, step by step

Bortrioxid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Trioxid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanTrioxidtrioxide
2Frenchtrioxydetrioxide
3Frenchoxydeoxide; first-person singular present indicative...
4Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
5Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
6Latinaceōto be sour
7Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via German bor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanborboron
2GermanBoraxborax
3EnglishboraxA white or gray/grey crystalline salt, with a...
4Middle Englishboras
5Anglo-Normanboreis
6Medieval Latinbaurachborax
7Arabicبَوْرَق
8Persianبورهborax; sugar
9Middle Persianbwlk'
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-tiEvery word from Proto-Italic akēō