Where does “quercitannic acid” come from?
quercitannic acid (English) comes from Translingual Quercus, from Latin quercus, from Proto-Italic kʷerkus, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.
quercitannic acid (English): One of the two forms of tannic acid, found in oak...
Definitions
- One of the two forms of tannic acid, found in oak...
Ancestry of “quercitannic acid”, step by step
quercitannic acid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Translingual Quercus
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Translingual | Quercus | oak genus; genus of oak |
| 2 | Latin | quercus | An oak, oak-tree, especially the Italian oak; Of... |
| 3 | Proto-Italic | kʷerkus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | pérkus | oak |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | perkʷ- | oak |
via English tannic acid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tannic acid | Any of various complex phenols extracted from the... |
| 2 | French | acide tannique | — |