Etymology

orthoester

O1R1T1H4O1E1S1T1E1R1

Today it means: Any compound, of general formula R-C(OR^')₃, having three alkoxy groups on a single carbon atom Full definition →

English ester ← German Ester ← Latin aethēr
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  1. Englishortho-
  2. GermanEssig
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eydʰ-
  4. Proto-Hellenic*áitʰō
  5. Ancient Greekαἴθω (aíthō)
  6. Ancient Greekᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
  7. Ancient Greekαἰθήρ (aithḗr)
  8. Latinaethēr
  9. GermanÄther
  10. GermanEster
  11. Englishester
  12. English todayorthoester

From ortho- + ester.

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