Etymology

oxyacid

O1X8Y4A1C3I1D2

Today it means: An acid containing oxygen. Full definition →

English acid ← French acide ← Latin acidu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
  3. Englishoxy-
  4. Latinacidu
  5. Frenchacide
  6. Englishacid
  7. English todayoxyacid

From oxy- + acid.

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