Etymology

acetum

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Today it means: Vinegar, sometimes medicated. Full definition →

Latin acētum ← Proto-Italic *akēō ← Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  3. Proto-Italic*akēō
  4. Latinaceō
  5. Latinacēscō
  6. Latinacētum
  7. English todayacetum

Learned borrowing from Latin acētum.

Words from the same roots

Latinacētum all →

acetylaceticeiselacetifyacetimeteraceto-acetousacetract

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