Where does “triacetin” come from?

triacetin (English) comes from English tri, from Proto-Indo-European tréyes — three.

triacetin (English): The triglyceride of acetic acid; acetin

Definitions

  1. The triglyceride of acetic acid; acetin

Ancestry of “triacetin”, step by step

triacetin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via English acetin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishacetinthe triglyceride of acetic acid
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from English tri →