Where does “acetolysis” come from?

acetolysis (English) comes from English aceto-, 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.

acetolysis (English): The breakdown of an organic compound using either...

Definitions

  1. The breakdown of an organic compound using either...

Ancestry of “acetolysis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishaceto-Containing a methyl group bonded to a carbonyl...
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 →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from French -ate →