Where does “melilotic acid” come from?

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

melilotic acid (English): The carboxylic acid "3-propanoic acid" present in...

Definitions

  1. The carboxylic acid "3-propanoic acid" present in...

Ancestry of “melilotic acid”, step by step

melilotic acid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English acid

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacidSour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having...
2Frenchacideacid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid
3Latinacidussour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,...
4Latinaceōto be sour
5Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

via English melilot

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmelilotA fragrant plant of the genus "Melilotus", often...
2Latinmelilōtosmelilot, Melilotus sp
3Ancient Greekμελίλωτος
4Ancient Greekμελίλωτονmelilot, sweet clover
5Ancient Greekμέλιhoney; anything sweet
6Proto-Indo-Europeanmélidhoney
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-tiEvery word from Proto-Italic akēō