Etymology

peracid

P3E1R1A1C3I1D2

Today it means: Any acid that contains a peroxy group - e.g. peracetic acid Full definition →

English acid ← French acide ← Latin acidu
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Latinper-
  6. Englishper-
  7. Latinacidu
  8. Frenchacide
  9. Englishacid
  10. English todayperacid

From per- + acid.

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