Where does “acetàbul” come from?

acetàbul (Catalan) comes from Latin acetabulum, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

acetàbul (Catalan): acetabulum

Definitions

  1. acetabulum

Ancestry of “acetàbul”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinacetabulumA shallow cup for vinegar; acetabulum; Any...
2Latinacētumvinegar
3French-ateate
4Latin-ātused
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →