Etymology

oxyacetylene

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Today it means: A mixture of oxygen and acetylene, which burns at a high temperature and is used for cutting and welding metals. Full definition →

English acetylene ← French acétylène ← Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
  3. Englishoxy-
  4. Frenchacétylène
  5. Englishacetylene
  6. English todayoxyacetylene

From oxy- + acetylene.

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