Etymology Explorer › German

Where does “Tetroxid” come from?

Tetroxid (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.

Tetroxid (German): tetroxide

Definitions

  1. tetroxide

Ancestry of “Tetroxid”, step by step

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

Words derived from “Tetroxid”

  • Antimontetroxid
  • Distickstofftetroxid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →