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
Ancestry of “esterificare”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Italian | estere | ester; feminine plural of estero |
| 2 | Italian | estero | foreign , overseas; foreign countries, understood... |
| 3 | Latin | exterus | Alternative form of exter; on the outside,... |
| 4 | Latin | exter | On the outside, outward, external, outer; Of... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | *eksteros | — |