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Where does “hemiacetal” come from?

hemiacetal (English) comes from English acetal, from English acetic, from French acétique, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

hemiacetal (English): Any of a class of compounds of general formula...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of compounds of general formula...

Ancestry of “hemiacetal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacetalAny diether of a geminal diol, RC
2EnglishaceticOf, pertaining to, or producing vinegar; Of or...
3Frenchacétiqueacetic
4Latinacētum—
5French-ate-ate
6Latin-ātus—
7Proto-Italic-ātos—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “hemiacetal”

  • thiohemiacetal
  • hemiacetalic
  • monothiohemiacetal
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