Where does “myristic acid” come from?

myristic acid (English) comes from English myristic, from Italian miristico — myristic.

myristic acid (English): A saturated fatty acid, CHCOOH, "tetradecanoic...

Definitions

  1. A saturated fatty acid, CHCOOH, "tetradecanoic...

Ancestry of “myristic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmyristicPertaining to nutmeg
2Italianmiristicomyristic

Words derived from “myristic acid”

Every word from Italian miristico →Every word from English myristic →