Where does “oxidabil” come from?
oxidabil (Romanian) comes from French oxydable, from French oxyder, 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.
oxidabil (Romanian): oxidable
Definitions
- oxidable
Ancestry of “oxidabil”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | oxydable | oxidizable; liable to rust |
| 2 | French | oxyder | to oxidise |
| 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 |