Where does “Magnesiumoxid” come from?

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

Magnesiumoxid (German): magnesium oxide

Definitions

  1. magnesium oxide

Ancestry of “Magnesiumoxid”, step by step

Magnesiumoxid traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish oxid

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

via German Magnesium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanMagnesiummagnesium
2New Latinmagnēsium
3Ancient GreekΜαγνησίαMagnesia
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...

via Swedish magnesium

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