Where does “Azetylsäure” come from?

Azetylsäure (German) comes from German Azetyl, from German Acetyl, 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.

Azetylsäure (German): acetic acid

Definitions

  1. acetic acid

Ancestry of “Azetylsäure”, step by step

Azetylsäure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Azetyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAzetylacetyl group
2GermanAcetylacetyl group
3Latinacētumvinegar
4French-ateate
5Latin-ātused
6Proto-Italic-ātos—
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via German Säure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäureacid
2Middle High Germansiure—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →