Etymology

oxohalide

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Today it means: Any of several anions or complexes that contain both an oxide and a halide group Full definition →

English halide ← French oxygène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
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  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. Englishoxygen
  9. Englishoxo-
  10. Englishhalide
  11. English todayoxohalide

From oxo- + halide.

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