Etymology

oxaphosphine

O1X8A1P3H4O1S1P3H4I1N1E1

Today it means: The six-membered unsaturated heterocycle containing four carbon atoms, one oxygen atom, one phosphorus atom and two double bonds Full definition →

English phosphine ← Latin phōsphorus ← Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
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The story

  1. Englishoxa-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  4. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  5. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  6. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  7. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  8. Latinphōsphorus
  9. Englishphosphorusclip.
  10. Englishphosph-
  11. Englishphosphine
  12. English todayoxaphosphine

From oxa- + phosphine.

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