Where does “ester” come from?

Ester comes from German Ester, a term of unknown ultimate origin that emerged in chemical nomenclature during the development of organic chemistry.

ester (English): A compound most often formed by the condensation...

Definitions

  1. A compound most often formed by the condensation...

Ancestry of “ester”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEsterester
2LatinEsthērEsther
3Ancient GreekἘσθήρEsther
4Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר—

Words derived from “ester”

Every word from Hebrew אֶסְתֵּר →Every word from Ancient Greek Ἐσθήρ →Every word from Latin Esthēr →