Where does “Chlordioxid” come from?

Chlordioxid (German) comes from German Chlor, from French chloré, from English chlorine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.

Chlordioxid (German): chlorine dioxide

Definitions

  1. chlorine dioxide

Ancestry of “Chlordioxid”, step by step

Chlordioxid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Chlor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanChlorchlorine
2Frenchchlorépast participle of chlorer; chlorinated
3EnglishchlorineA toxic, green, gaseous chemical element with an...
4English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
5French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
6Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
7Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
8Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
9Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
10Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via German Dioxid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDioxiddioxide
2Frenchdioxydedioxide
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂