Etymology

orthoacetate

O1R1T1H4O1A1C3E1T1A1T1E1

Today it means: Any orthoester, formally derived from acetic acid, of general formula CH₃C(OR)₃ Full definition →

English acetate ← Latin acētum ← Proto-Italic *akēō
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₃er-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₃érdʰeti?
  4. Proto-Indo-European*h₃erdʰ-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*ortʰwós
  6. Ancient Greekὀρθός (orthós)
  7. Englishortho-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  10. Proto-Italic*akēō
  11. Latinaceō
  12. Latinacēscō
  13. Latinacētum
  14. Englishacetate
  15. English todayorthoacetate

From ortho- + acetate.

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