Where does “oxi” come from?

oxi (Vietnamese) comes from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

oxi (Vietnamese): oxygen

Definitions

  1. oxygen

Ancestry of “oxi”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchoxygèneoxygen; inflection of oxygéner: ##...
2Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
3Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
4Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth

Words derived from “oxi

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