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 | to stand |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | staēō | stand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | sth₂éh₁yeti | to stand |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | *steh₂- | — |