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Where does “acere” come from?

acere (Latin) comes from Latin aceo, from Proto-Italic akēō, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eḱ- — sharp.

acere (Latin): present active infinitive of aceō; ablative...

Definitions

  1. present active infinitive of aceō; ablative...

Ancestry of “acere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinaceoI am sour; I am disagreeable
2Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp

Words derived from “acere”

  • acetic
  • acetyl
  • acetylene
  • acetylation
  • acetabulum
  • deacetylase
  • acetyltransferase
  • acetylcysteine
  • deacetylation
  • acetylsalicylic
  • acetal
  • diacetyl
  • trichloroacetic
  • acetous
  • tetraacetic
  • oxyacetylene
  • polyacetylene
  • hemiacetal
  • acetoacetic
  • acetylator
  • acetylgalactosamine
  • peracetic
  • phenylacetic
  • acetylate
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