Where does “acait” come from?

acait (Dalmatian) comes 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.

acait (Dalmatian): vinegar

Definitions

  1. vinegar

Ancestry of “acait”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacētumvinegar
2French-ateate
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from French -ate →