Etymograph

English

tridecaoxide

From trideca- + oxide.

Formed from trideca- + oxide

Proto-Indo-European *déḱm̥ ‘ten’

Proto-Hellenic *dékə ‘ten’

Ancient Greek δέκᾰ ‘ten’

Ancient Greek δεκάς ‘the number ten’

Late Latin decas

English trideca-

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’

French oxyde

English oxide

Today it means

noun Any oxide containing thirteen atoms of oxygen per molecule, O₁₃.

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “tridecaoxide”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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