Where does “Vanadiumpentoxid” come from?

Vanadiumpentoxid (German) comes from German Pentoxid, from English pentoxide, from English oxide, from French oxide, from French acide, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō — sharp.

Vanadiumpentoxid (German): vanadium pentoxide

Definitions

  1. vanadium pentoxide

Ancestry of “Vanadiumpentoxid”, step by step

Vanadiumpentoxid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Pentoxid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanPentoxidpentoxide
2Englishpentoxideany oxide containing five oxygen atoms in each...
3EnglishoxideA binary chemical compound of oxygen with another...
4FrenchoxideObsolete spelling of oxyde
5Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
6Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
7Latinaceōto be sour
8Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti
10Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via German Vanadium

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanVanadiumvanadium (a metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 23)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-tiEvery word from Proto-Italic akēō