English
acetatic
From acetate + -ic.
Formed from acetate + -ic
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’
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Proto-Italic *akēō
Latin aceō ‘to be sour’
Latin acēscō ‘to become sour, to turn sour’
Latin acētum ‘vinegar’
English acetate
Today it means
adj Of or pertaining to acetate.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / acetatic