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Where does “acetable” come from?

acetable (English) comes from Latin acetabulum, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

acetable (English): An ancient Roman measure, equivalent to about one...

Definitions

  1. An ancient Roman measure, equivalent to about one...

Ancestry of “acetable”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinacetabulumA shallow cup for vinegar; acetabulum; Any...
2Latinacētum—
3French-ate-ate
4Latin-ātus—
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →