Where does “Hydroxyl-Radikal” come from?

Hydroxyl-Radikal (German) comes from German radikal, from French radical, from Late Latin radicalis, from Latin rādīx, from Proto-Italic wrādīks, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

Hydroxyl-Radikal (German): hydroxyl radical

Definitions

  1. hydroxyl radical

Ancestry of “Hydroxyl-Radikal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanradikalradical
2Frenchradicalradical; radical, root
3Late Latinradicalisof or pertaining to the root, having roots,...
4Latinrādīxroot of a plant
5Proto-Italicwrādīksroot
6Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot
Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Proto-Italic wrādīks →Every word from Latin rādīx →