oxygène

Meaning

Noun

oxygen

Verb

1. inflection of oxygéner:
2. inflection of oxygéner:

Concepts

oxygen

O

atomic number 8

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɔk.si.ʒɛn/

Etymology

Etymology tree
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
From Ancient Greek ὀξύς (oxús, “sharp”) + γένος (génos, “birth”), referring to oxygen's role in the formation of acids.