Where does “bromoacetic” come from?

bromoacetic (English) comes from English bromo, from English bromine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

bromoacetic (English): Of or pertaining to bromoacetic acid and its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to bromoacetic acid and its...

Ancestry of “bromoacetic”, step by step

bromoacetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English bromo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbromoA dose of a proprietary sedative containing...
2EnglishbromineA nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic...
3English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via English acetic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaceticOf, pertaining to, or producing vinegar; Of or...
2Frenchacétiqueacetic
3Latinacētumvinegar
4Latinaceōto be sour
5Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from English -ine →Every word from French -ine →