Where does “estérification” come from?

estérification (French) comes from French estérifier, from French ester, from Old French ester, from Latin stō, from Proto-Italic staēō, from Proto-Indo-European sth₂éh₁yeti, from Proto-Indo-European *steh₂-.

estérification (French): esterification

Definitions

esterification

Ancestry of “estérification”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	French	estérifier	to esterify
2	French	ester	to appear; to be; ester
3	Old French	ester	to be; to stay; to remain
4	Latin	stō	—
5	Proto-Italic	staēō	stand
6	Proto-Indo-European	sth₂éh₁yeti	—
7	Proto-Indo-European	*steh₂-	—

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