Where does “Oxim” come from?
Oxim (German) comes from Irish -imid, from Irish -igh, from Old Irish -igidir, from Proto-Celtic *-sagyetor — denominative/causative suffix.
Ancestry of “Oxim”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Irish | -imid | first-person plural present indicative and... |
| 2 | Irish | -igh | Suffix used to form verbs from nouns;... |
| 3 | Old Irish | -igidir | a suffix used to form verbs from nouns and... |
| 4 | Proto-Celtic | *-sagyetor | denominative/causative suffix |