Etymology

tetraacetate

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Today it means: Any conjugate base, salt, or ester having four acetate groups. Full definition →

English acetate ← Ancient Greek τετρᾰ- (tetră-) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʷétwores
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷetwóres
  2. Proto-Hellenic*kʷétwores
  3. Ancient Greekτέσσᾰρες (téssăres)
  4. Ancient Greekτετρᾰ- (tetră-)
  5. Englishtetra-
  6. Englishacetate
  7. English todaytetraacetate

From tetra- + acetate.

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