English
acidulate
Compare French aciduler.
Equivalent to acid + -ule + -ate
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’
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Proto-Italic *akēō
Latin aceō ‘to be sour’
Latin acidus ‘sour’
French acide ‘acid’
English acid
Today it means
verb To make slightly or moderately acid; to acidify.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / acidulate