Where does “trichloroacetic” come from?

trichloroacetic (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 — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

trichloroacetic (English): Of or pertaining to trichloroacetic acid or its...

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to trichloroacetic acid or its...

Ancestry of “trichloroacetic”, step by step

trichloroacetic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English acetic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaceticOf, pertaining to, or producing vinegar; Of or...
2Frenchacétiqueacetic
3Latinacētumvinegar
4French-ateate
5Latin-ātused
6Proto-Italic-ātos—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English trichloro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrichloroThree chlorine atoms in a molecule
2Englishtri-API; three; Used in combination with a known...
3Sanskritत्रिthree
4Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from French -ate →