Where does “vas-oxid” come from?
vas-oxid (Hungarian) comes from Hungarian oxid, from German 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 — sharp.
vas-oxid (Hungarian): iron oxide
Definitions
- iron oxide
Ancestry of “vas-oxid”, step by step
vas-oxid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Hungarian oxid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | oxid | oxide |
| 2 | German | Oxid | oxide |
| 3 | French | oxyde | oxide; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 4 | French | acide | acid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid |
| 5 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 6 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Hungarian Vas
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hungarian | Vas | and in the former Kingdom of Hungary |
| 2 | Proto-Uralic | waśke | a metal; copper, iron? |
| 3 | Proto-Tocharian | wi̯äsā | gold |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂é-h₂us-o- | glow |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ews- | dawn; east; to draw water, scoop up |