Etymology

epoxy

e·po·xy
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Today it means: Derived from an epoxide. Full definition →

English oxygen ← French oxygène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
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The story

  1. Englishep-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  6. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  7. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  8. Frenchoxygène
  9. Englishoxygen
  10. English todayepoxy

From ep- + -oxy.

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