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Where does “pyroacetic” come from?

pyroacetic (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.

pyroacetic (English): of or relating to acetone

Definitions

  1. of or relating to acetone

Ancestry of “pyroacetic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaceticOf, pertaining to, or producing vinegar; Of or...
2Frenchacétiqueacetic
3Latinacētum—
4French-ate-ate
5Latin-ātus—
6Proto-Italic-ātos—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →