Where does “Hydroxylradikal” come from?

Hydroxylradikal (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.

Hydroxylradikal (German): hydroxyl radical

Definitions

  1. hydroxyl radical

Ancestry of “Hydroxylradikal”, 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 wréh₂dsEvery word from Proto-Italic wrādīksEvery word from Latin rādīx
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