Where does “esculic acid” come from?

esculic acid (English) comes from Latin aesculus, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- — goat; oak.

esculic acid (English): An acid obtained from the horse-chestnut

Definitions

  1. An acid obtained from the horse-chestnut

Ancestry of “esculic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinaesculusthe tallest species of oak, the winter oak or...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eyǵ-goat; oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eyǵ- →Every word from Latin aesculus →