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Where does “acetylmuramic” come from?

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

acetylmuramic (English): Of or pertaining to acetylmuramic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to acetylmuramic acid or its...

Ancestry of “acetylmuramic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacetylThe univalent radical CHCO- derived from acetic...
2Englishacet-Alternative spelling of aceto-, used before...
3Latinacētum—
4French-ate-ate
5Latin-ātus—
6Proto-Italic-ātos—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →