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Where does “peracetic acid” come from?

peracetic acid (English) comes from English per-, from Latin per, from Latin Ad, from Latin illic, from Latin ille, from Latin olle, from Proto-Italic *olnos.

peracetic acid (English): The peroxy derivative of acetic acid CH-CO-OOH;...

Definitions

  1. The peroxy derivative of acetic acid CH-CO-OOH;...

Ancestry of “peracetic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishper-In verbs: denoting the sense "through", as in...
2Latinperthrough, by means of; throughout, during
3LatinAd—
4Latinilliche, she, it, yonder, that, overthere; in that...
5Latinillethat; those; "; demonstrative pronoun "; that...
6LatinolleArchaic form of ille
7Proto-Italic*olnos—
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