Where does “Oxidationszahl” come from?

Oxidationszahl (German) comes from German zahl, from Latvian zāle, from German Saal, from Middle High German sal, from Old High German sal, from Proto-West Germanic sāli, from Proto-Germanic saliz, from Proto-Indo-European sol- — whole.

Oxidationszahl (German): oxidation number

Definitions

  1. oxidation number

Ancestry of “Oxidationszahl”, step by step

Oxidationszahl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zahl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzahlsingular imperative of zahlen; first-person...
2Latvianzālegrass; weed; herb
3GermanSaalhall or large room
4Middle High Germansal
5Old High Germansalhouse, hall; dwelling, house, entrance hall;...
6Proto-West Germanicsālihappiness, prosperity; proper, appropriate time
7Proto-Germanicsalizhouse; dwelling; hall; room
8Proto-Indo-Europeansol-whole

via German Oxidation

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanOxidationoxidation, a reaction in which the atoms of an...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European sol-Every word from Proto-Germanic salizEvery word from Proto-West Germanic sāli