Where does “hydrosorbic acid” come from?

hydrosorbic acid (English) comes from English sorbic acid, from Latin sorbum, from Latin sorbus, from Indo-European *ser-.

hydrosorbic acid (English): An acid obtained from sorbic acid when it takes...

Definitions

  1. An acid obtained from sorbic acid when it takes...

Ancestry of “hydrosorbic acid”, step by step

hydrosorbic acid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English sorbic acid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsorbic acidan unsaturated aliphatic carboxylic acid,...
2Latinsorbumsorb, fruit of the service tree
3Latinsorbussorb; service tree; "Sorbus domestica"
4Indo-European*ser-—

via English hydro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhydrohydroelectric; hydroponic; hydroelectric power
2Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
3Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater
Every word from Indo-European *ser- →Every word from Latin sorbus →Every word from Latin sorbum →
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