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Where does “itaconate” come from?

itaconate (English) comes from English itaconic acid, from English aconitic acid, from English acid, from French acide, from Latin acidus, from Latin aceō, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti — sharp.

itaconate (English): Any salt or ester of itaconic acid

Definitions

  1. Any salt or ester of itaconic acid

Ancestry of “itaconate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishitaconic acidone of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced...
2Englishaconitic acidAn organic acid involved in the isomerisation of...
3EnglishacidSour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having...
4Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
5Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
6Latinaceō—
7Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- →