English

acetolactic

From aceto- + lactic.

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’

Latin lac ‘milk’

Latin lactis ‘of milk’

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to acetolactic acid or its derivatives

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

Etymograph / acetolactic