Where does “phenylacetic” come from?

phenylacetic (English) comes from English acetic, from French acétique, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

phenylacetic (English): Of or pertaining to phenylacetic acid or its...

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Of or pertaining to phenylacetic acid or its...

Ancestry of “phenylacetic”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	English	acetic	Of, pertaining to, or producing vinegar; Of or...
2	French	acétique	acetic
3	Latin	acētum	—
4	French	-ate	-ate
5	Latin	-ātus	—
6	Proto-Italic	-ātos	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	-éh₂tos	—

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →

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