Where does “Amylacetat” come from?

Amylacetat (German) comes from German Acetat, 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.

Amylacetat (German): amyl acetate, pentyl acetate

Definitions

  1. amyl acetate, pentyl acetate

Ancestry of “Amylacetat”, step by step

Amylacetat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Acetat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAcetatacetate
2EnglishaceticOf, pertaining to, or producing vinegar; Of or...
3Frenchacétiqueacetic
4Latinacētumvinegar
5French-ateate
6Latin-ātused
7Proto-Italic-ātos
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via German Amylalkohol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAmylalkohol1-Pentanol
2GermanAlkoholalcohol, ethanol; alcohol, liquor
3Medieval Latinalcoholpowdered ore of antimony; kohl, collyrium,...
4Arabicكحلantimony; kohl, stibnite; black coloring of the...
5Arabicكُحْلantimony; kohl, stibnite
6Akkadianguḫlumkohl, antimony paste
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate