Where does “acetalic” come from?

acetalic (English) comes from English acetal, from English acetic, from French acétique, 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.

acetalic (English): Of or pertaining to an acetal

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to an acetal

Ancestry of “acetalic”, step by step

acetalic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English acetal

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacetalAny diether of a geminal diol, RC
2EnglishaceticOf, pertaining to, or producing vinegar; Of or...
3Frenchacétiqueacetic
4Latinacētumvinegar
5French-ateate
6Latin-ātused
7Proto-Italic-ātos
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos