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Where does “octanolysis” come from?

octanolysis (English) comes from English octanol, from German Octan, from English oct, from Proto-Slavic ocьtъ, from Gothic 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus.

octanolysis (English): alcoholysis using octanol

Definitions

  1. alcoholysis using octanol

Ancestry of “octanolysis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishoctanolAny of many isomers of the saturated aliphatic...
2GermanOctan—
3EnglishoctAbbreviation of octal
4Proto-Slavicocьtъvinegar
5Gothic𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄vinegar
6Latinacētum—
7French-ate-ate
8Latin-ātus—
9Proto-Italic-ātos—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
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