Where does “hordeic acid” come from?

hordeic acid (English) comes from Latin hordeum, from Proto-Italic horzdeom, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥sdeyom — bristly.

hordeic acid (English): An acid derived from barley (Hordeum spp.), possibly identical with lauric acid

Definitions

  1. An acid derived from barley (Hordeum spp.), possibly identical with lauric acid

Ancestry of “hordeic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinhordeumbarley
2Proto-Italichorzdeom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰr̥sdeyombristly
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰr̥sdeyom →Every word from Proto-Italic horzdeom →Every word from Latin hordeum →