Where does “Essigsäureethylester” come from?

Essigsäureethylester (German) comes from German Essigsäure, from German Essig, from German Essich, from Middle High German eȥȥich, from Old High German eȥȥih, from Proto-Germanic *atek, from Latin acētum, from French -ate — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

Essigsäureethylester (German): ethyl acetate

Definitions

  1. ethyl acetate

Ancestry of “Essigsäureethylester”, step by step

Essigsäureethylester traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via German Essigsäure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEssigsäureacetic acid
2GermanEssigvinegar; bad
3GermanEssich
4Middle High Germaneȥȥichvinegar
5Old High Germaneȥȥihvinegar
6Proto-Germanic*atek
7Latinacētumvinegar
8French-ateate
9Latin-ātused
10Proto-Italic-ātos
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via German Ester

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEsterester
2LatinEsthērEsther
3Ancient GreekἘσθήρEsther
4Hebrewאֶסְתֵּר

via German Ethyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanEthylAlternative form of Äthyl
2German-ylyl
3Ancient Greekῡ̔́ληforest; matter; wood; matter
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos