Etymology

decaoxide

D2E1C3A1O1X8I1D2E1

Today it means: Any oxide containing ten atoms of oxygen per molecule Full definition →

English oxide ← French oxide ← Latin acidu
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*déḱm̥
  2. Proto-Hellenic*dékə
  3. Ancient Greekδέκᾰ (dékă)
  4. Ancient Greekδεκάς (dekás)
  5. Late Latindecas
  6. Frenchdéca-
  7. Englishdeca-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  9. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  12. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  13. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  14. Frenchoxygène
  15. Latinacidu
  16. Frenchacide
  17. Frenchoxide
  18. Englishoxide
  19. English todaydecaoxide

From deca- + oxide.

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