Etymology

oxy-

Today it means: Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid Full definition →

Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?
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oxy- · prefix1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
  3. English todayoxy-

Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s, “sharp”).

oxy- · prefix2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromὀξύς
  2. French · derived fromoxygène
  3. English todayoxy-

Reduced from oxygen which in turn is from French oxygène, from Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς all →

oxylobium

Frenchoxygène all →

oxygensourstuff

Ancient Greekὀξύς all →

oxygenamphioxusoxicoxytrope

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