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Where does “ossidare” come from?

ossidare (Italian) comes from Italian ossido, 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.

ossidare (Italian): to oxidize something

Definitions

  1. to oxidize something

Ancestry of “ossidare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianossidooxide; first-person singular present of ossidare
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 “ossidare”

  • perossido
  • idrossido
  • disossidare
  • disossidazione
  • monossido
  • biossido
  • ossidabilità
  • bio-ossidazione
  • subossido
  • ossidare
  • deossidare
  • ossidabile
  • ossido
  • ossidasi
  • protossido
  • inossidabilità
  • triossido
  • tetrossido
  • idroperossido
  • autossidazione
  • ossidazione
  • aldeideossidasi
  • inossidabile
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