Etymograph

English

acetifier

From acetify + -er.

A compound of acetify + -er

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 acetum ‘vinegar’

English acetify

Today it means

noun An apparatus for hastening acetification

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

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