Where does “metasilicic acid” come from?

metasilicic 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.

metasilicic acid (English): An acid derived from silicic acid by the removal...

Definitions

  1. An acid derived from silicic acid by the removal...

Ancestry of “metasilicic acid”, step by step

metasilicic 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 silicic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsilicicof, related to, or derived from silica
2Latinsilexpebble, stone, flint; rock, crag; lava
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-tiEvery word from Proto-Italic akēō