Etymology

oxaloacetate

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Today it means: Any salt or ester of oxaloacetic acid. Full definition →

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

  1. Englishoxalo-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  4. Proto-Italic*akēō
  5. Latinaceō
  6. Latinacēscō
  7. Latinacētum
  8. Englishacetate
  9. English todayoxaloacetate

From oxalo- + acetate.

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