English
acetract
Acetract comes from Latin acētum ‘vinegar’, from acēscō ‘to become sour, to turn sour’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱ-‘sharp’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱéh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*akēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaceō‘to be sour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacēscō‘to become sour, to turn sour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacētum‘vinegar’
- Englishtodayacetract
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱ-‘sharp’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*h₂eḱéh₁yetireconstructed
- Proto-Italicc. 1500–700 BCE*akēōreconstructed
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEaceō‘to be sour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacēscō‘to become sour, to turn sour’
- Latin, derivedc. 75 BCE–200 CEacētum‘vinegar’
- Englishtodayacetract
Every English word from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ-
Today it means
noun In botanical medicine, a vinegar extract of herbs.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- / acetract