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Where does “acetify” come from?

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

acetify (English): To convert into acid or vinegar; To turn acid

Definitions

  1. To convert into acid or vinegar; To turn acid

Ancestry of “acetify”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinacētum—
2French-ate-ate
3Latin-ātus—
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “acetify”

  • acetifying
  • acetifier
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →