Etymology

oxidate

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Today it means: To oxidize. Full definition →

English oxide ← French oxide ← Latin acidu
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oxidate · verb1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  5. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  6. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  7. Frenchoxygène
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  10. Proto-Italic*akēō
  11. Latinaceō
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Latinacidu
  14. Frenchacide
  15. Frenchoxide
  16. Englishoxide
  17. English todayoxidate

From oxide + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

oxidate · noun2

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  5. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  6. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  7. Frenchoxygène
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  10. Proto-Italic*akēō
  11. Latinaceō
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Latinacidu
  14. Frenchacide
  15. Frenchoxide
  16. Englishoxide
  17. English todayoxidate

From oxide + -ate.

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