oxy-

prefix

Meaning

Sharp, keen, acute, pungent, acid
Concerning oxygen

Etymology / origin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.? Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s)bor. English oxy- Borrowed from Ancient Greek ὀξῠ́ς (oxŭ́s, “sharp”).

ὀξύς(Ancient Greek)→
oxygène(French)→
oxy- (English)
Relations: der, der

Related words

oxygène(French)ὀξύς(Ancient Greek)噁(Chinese)

Descendant words

噁(Chinese) (der)

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