English
acetyltransfer
From acetyl + transfer.
A compound of acetyl + transfer
Proto-Indo-European *bʰer- ‘to bear’
Proto-Indo-European *bʰéreti ‘to be carrying’
Proto-Italic *ferō ‘to carry’
Latin ferō ‘to bear’
Latin trānsferō ‘to bear across’
English transfer
Today it means
noun The transfer of an acetyl group
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / acetyltransfer