Where does “acetabular” come from?

acetabular (Spanish) comes from Spanish acetábulo, from Latin acetabulum, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

acetabular (Spanish): acetabular

Definitions

  1. acetabular

Ancestry of “acetabular”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishacetábulovinegar cup
2LatinacetabulumA shallow cup for vinegar; acetabulum; Any...
3Latinacētumvinegar
4French-ateate
5Latin-ātused
6Proto-Italic-ātos
7Proto-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