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Where does “thiohemiacetal” come from?

thiohemiacetal (English) comes from English hemiacetal, from English acetal, from English acetic, from French acétique, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos.

thiohemiacetal (English): any compound, of general formula RCOH, RCSH or...

Definitions

  1. any compound, of general formula RCOH, RCSH or...

Ancestry of “thiohemiacetal”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhemiacetalAny of a class of compounds of general formula...
2EnglishacetalAny diether of a geminal diol, RC
3EnglishaceticOf, pertaining to, or producing vinegar; Of or...
4Frenchacétiqueacetic
5Latinacētum—
6French-ate-ate
7Latin-ātus—
8Proto-Italic-ātos—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →