Where does “nitrogén-dioxid” come from?

nitrogén-dioxid (Hungarian) comes from German Dioxid, from French dioxyde, from French oxyde, from French acide, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti — sharp.

nitrogén-dioxid (Hungarian): nitrogen dioxide

Definitions

  1. nitrogen dioxide

Ancestry of “nitrogén-dioxid”, step by step

nitrogén-dioxid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Dioxid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanDioxiddioxide
2Frenchdioxydedioxide
3Frenchoxydeoxide; first-person singular present indicative...
4Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
5Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
6Latinaceōto be sour
7Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via Hungarian nitrogén

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Hungariannitrogénnitrogen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-