Where does “Zinkazetat” come from?

Zinkazetat (German) comes from German zink, from Middle High German zinke, from Old High German zinko, from Proto-Germanic tindaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

Zinkazetat (German): zinc acetate

Definitions

  1. zinc acetate

Ancestry of “Zinkazetat”, step by step

Zinkazetat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German zink

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanzinksingular imperative of zinken; first-person...
2Middle High Germanzinketine, prong
3Old High Germanzinko—
4Proto-Germanictindaztooth; cog; peg; tine; nail; spike; prong; peak;...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₃dóntstooth
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat

via German Azetat

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAzetat—
2German-at-ate
3Latin-ātused
4Proto-Italic-ātos—
5Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₃dónts →Every word from Proto-Germanic tindaz →