Etymology

oxidimetry

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Today it means: Any form of volumetric analysis using an oxidizing agent such as potassium permanganate. Full definition →

English oxide ← French oxide ← Latin acidu
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The story

  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. Latinacidu
  9. Frenchacide
  10. Frenchoxide
  11. Englishoxide
  12. English todayoxidimetry

From oxide + -metry.

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