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Where does “ascorbyl” come from?

ascorbyl (English) comes from English ascorbic, from English scorbutic, from French scorbutique, from French -ique, from Middle French -ique, from Old French -ique, from Latin -icus, from Proto-Italic *-ikos.

ascorbyl (English): A univalent radical derived from ascorbic acid

Definitions

  1. A univalent radical derived from ascorbic acid

Ancestry of “ascorbyl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishascorbicOf or pertaining to ascorbic acid or its...
2EnglishscorbuticOf, pertaining to, or suffering from scurvy
3Frenchscorbutiquescorbutic
4French-iqueUsed to form adjectives from nouns: -ic, -ical,...
5Middle French-ique—
6Old French-ique-ic
7Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
8Proto-Italic*-ikos—
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