Where does “esterificare” come from?

esterificare (Italian) comes from Italian estere, from Italian estero, from Latin exterus, from Latin exter, from Proto-Italic *eksteros.

esterificare (Italian): to esterify

Definitions

  1. to esterify

Ancestry of “esterificare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianestereester; feminine plural of estero
2Italianesteroforeign of another country, overseas
3LatinexterusAlternative form of exter; on the outside,...
4LatinexterOn the outside, outward, external, outer; Of...
5Proto-Italic*eksteros—
Every word from Proto-Italic *eksteros →Every word from Latin exter →Every word from Latin exterus →