Etymology

oxyarc

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Today it means: An arc produced in an atmosphere of oxygen, used for welding. Full definition →

English arc ← Middle English ark ← Old French arc
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)
  3. Englishoxy-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷ-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂erkʷos
  6. Proto-Italic*arkuos
  7. Latinarcus
  8. Old Frencharc
  9. Middle Englishark
  10. Englisharc
  11. English todayoxyarc

From oxy- + arc.

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