Where does “triacétate” come from?

triacétate (French) comes from French acétate, 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.

triacétate (French): triacetate

Definitions

  1. triacetate

Ancestry of “triacétate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchacétateacetate
2Latinacētumvinegar
3French-ateate
4Latin-ātused
5Proto-Italic-ātos
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate
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