Where does “octanic” come from?

octanic (Romanian) comes from Romanian octan, from English octane, from English oct, from Proto-Slavic ocьtъ, from Gothic 𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

octanic (Romanian): octane

Definitions

  1. octane

Ancestry of “octanic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianoctanoctane
2EnglishoctaneAny of the eighteen isomeric aliphatic...
3EnglishoctAbbreviation of octal
4Proto-Slavicocьtъvinegar
5Gothic𐌰𐌺𐌴𐌹𐍄vinegar
6Latinacētumvinegar
7French-ateate
8Latin-ātused
9Proto-Italic-ātos
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate