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 — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

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

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to phenylacetic acid or its...

Ancestry of “phenylacetic”, step by step

phenylacetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English acetic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaceticOf, pertaining to, or producing vinegar; Of or...
2Frenchacétiqueacetic
3Latinacētumvinegar
4French-ateate
5Latin-ātused
6Proto-Italic-ātos—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English phenyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphenylA univalent hydrocarbon radical formally derived...
2Frenchphénylephenyl
3French-yle—
4Ancient GreekὝληwood; trees; forest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...

Words derived from “phenylacetic”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from French -ate →