Where does “methacrylate” come from?
Methacrylate derives from English methacrylic, which combines English acrylic and English acryl, ultimately from English acrolein, blending Latin acer meaning sharp with Latin oleum meaning oil.
methacrylate (English): Any salt or ester of methacrylic acid, especially...
Definitions
- Any salt or ester of methacrylic acid, especially...
Ancestry of “methacrylate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | methacrylic | Of or pertaining to methacrylic acid or its... |
| 2 | English | acrylic | Derived from acrylic acid or acrylonitrile;... |
| 3 | English | acryl | The univalent radical derived from acrylic acid... |
| 4 | English | acrolein | A pungent, acrid, poisonous liquid aldehyde,... |
| 5 | Latin | ācer | sharp, sour, bitter, pungent |
| 6 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |