deicer

English

Alternative forms

• de-icer

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *de

Proto-Indo-European *-h₁

Proto-Indo-European *déh₁

Proto-Italic *dē

Latin dē

Latin dē-der.

English de-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-

Proto-Indo-European *h₁eyH-so-der.

Proto-Germanic *īsą

Proto-West Germanic *īs

Old English īs

Middle English is

English ice

English deice

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂

Proto-Indo-European *-os?

Proto-Indo-European *-o-

Proto-Indo-European *-so-

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂so-

Proto-Indo-European *-yós

Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂s(i)yós

Proto-Italic *-āsijos

Proto-Italic *-āsios

Latin -āriusnom.

Latin -āriusbor.

Proto-Germanic *-ārijaz

Proto-West Germanic *-ārī

Old English -ere

Middle English -ere

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Latin -ārius

Old French -ierbor.

Middle English -er

English -er

English deicer

From deice + -er.

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˌdiˈaɪsə(ɹ)/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌdiˈaɪsɚ/

Noun

deicer (plural deicers)

1. A chemical substance used to melt ice or snow deposited on roads, vehicles or other surfaces.

Translations

substance used to melt ice

• Hungarian: jégmentesítő
• Japanese: 解氷剤 (kaihyōzai), 溶氷剤 (yūhyōzai)
• Polish: odmrażacz m inan, odladzacz m inan
• Welsh: dadrewydd m