Where does “mesaconic acid” come from?
mesaconic acid (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.
mesaconic acid (English): one of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or as metabolites by microorganisms, trans-CH-C(COH)=CHCOH; the cis-isomer is citraconic acid
Definitions
- one of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced by the distillation of citric acid, or as metabolites by microorganisms, trans-CH-C(COH)=CHCOH; the cis-isomer is citraconic acid
Ancestry of “mesaconic acid”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | itaconic acid | one of the isomeric dicarboxylic acids produced... |
| 2 | English | aconitic acid | An organic acid involved in the isomerisation of... |
| 3 | English | acid | Sour, sharp, or biting to the taste; tart; having... |
| 4 | French | acide | acid, acidic, sour, tart; acid, acidic; acid |
| 5 | Latin | acidus | sour, tart, acid, bitter; harsh, grating, rough,... |
| 6 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ- | sharp |