Where does “siloxid” come from?
siloxid (Romanian) comes from Romanian 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, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.
siloxid (Romanian): siloxide
Definitions
- siloxide
Ancestry of “siloxid”, step by step
siloxid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Romanian oxid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | oxid | oxide |
| 2 | French | oxyde | oxide; first-person singular present indicative... |
| 3 | French | acide | acid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid |
| 4 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 5 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |
via Romanian siliciu
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Romanian | siliciu | silicon |
| 2 | French | silicium | silicon |
| 3 | Latin | silicium | silicon |
| 4 | Latin | -ium | Suffix used to form abstract nouns, sometimes... |
| 5 | Latin | -ius | forming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter... |
| 6 | Proto-Italic | -jōs | Forms comparative adjectives |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |