Etymology

peroxidation

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Today it means: Any oxidation reaction, especially of an oxide, that produces a peroxide. Full definition →

English peroxide ← French oxide ← Latin acidu
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  6. Proto-Italic*peri-
  7. Latinper-
  8. Englishper-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  10. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  13. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  14. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  15. Frenchoxygène
  16. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  18. Proto-Italic*akēō
  19. Latinaceō
  20. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  21. Latinacidu
  22. Frenchacide
  23. Frenchoxide
  24. Englishoxide
  25. Englishperoxide
  26. English todayperoxidation

From peroxide + -ation.

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