Where does “uracil” come from?

uracil (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.

uracil (English): One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine

Definitions

  1. One of the bases of RNA, pairing with adenine

Ancestry of “uracil”, step by step

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

Words derived from “uracil”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from French -ate →