Etymology

acidophilic

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Today it means: Thriving under acidic conditions; relating to or being an acidophile. Full definition →

English acid ← French acide ← Latin acidu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*akēō
  4. Latinaceō
  5. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  6. Latinacidu
  7. Frenchacide
  8. Englishacid
  9. English todayacidophilic

From acid + -o- + -philic.

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