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
- vanadium pentoxide
Ancestry of “Vanadiumpentoxid”, step by step
Vanadiumpentoxid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German Pentoxid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Pentoxid | pentoxide |
| 2 | English | pentoxide | any oxide containing five oxygen atoms in each... |
| 3 | English | oxide | A binary chemical compound of oxygen with another... |
| 4 | French | oxide | Obsolete spelling of oxyde |
| 5 | French | acide | acid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid |
| 6 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 7 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via German Vanadium
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Vanadium | vanadium (a metallic chemical element with an atomic number of 23) |