Etymology

peracetate

P3E1R1A1C3E1T1A1T1E1

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

English acetate ← Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *per
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Latinper-
  6. Englishper-
  7. Englishacetate
  8. English todayperacetate

From per- + acetate.

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