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Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-der.?

Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús)

Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁-

Proto-Indo-European *-os

Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os

Proto-Hellenic *génos

Ancient Greek γένος (génos)

French oxygène

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti

Proto-Indo-European *-yeti

Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti

Proto-Italic *akēō

Latin aceō

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idus

Latin acidusbor.

French acide

blend

French oxidebor.

English oxide

Proto-Indo-European *-id-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti

Proto-Hellenic *-íd͏̌d͏̌ō

Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō)bor.

Late Latin -izōder.

Middle French -iserbor.

Middle English -isen

English -ize

English oxidize

From oxide + -ize.

transitive To combine with oxygen or otherwise make an oxide. Oxygen levels on Earth skyrocketed 2.4 billion years ago, when cyanobacteria evolved photosynthesis:[…]. The evolutionary precursor of photosynthesis is still under debate, and a new study sheds light. The critical component of the photosynthetic system is the “water-oxidizing complex”, made up of m
To increase the valence (or the positive charge) of an element by removing electrons.
To coat something with an oxide.
intransitive To become oxidized.