Where does “triacylated” come from?

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

triacylated (English): acetylated with three acetylate moities

Definitions

  1. acetylated with three acetylate moities

Ancestry of “triacylated”, step by step

triacylated traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English tri

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishtritriathlon; triangle
2Proto-Indo-Europeantréyesthree

via English acylated

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacylatedHaving an acyl functional group; modified by...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European tréyes →Every word from English tri →