Where does “Chromtrioxid” come from?

Chromtrioxid (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.

Chromtrioxid (German): chromium trioxide

Definitions

  1. chromium trioxide

Ancestry of “Chromtrioxid”, step by step

Chromtrioxid 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 Chrom

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanChromchromium
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-