ACETUM

Meaning

Vinegar, sometimes medicated.

Etymology

Origin: Latin

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁ti Proto-Indo-European *-yeti Proto-Indo-European *-éh₁yeti Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱéh₁yeti Proto-Italic *akēō Latin aceō Proto-Indo-European *-sḱéti Proto-Italic *-skō Latin -scō Latin acēscō Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Italic *-tos Latin -tus Latin acētumlbor. English acetum Learned borrowing from Latin acētum.

Synonyms & Antonyms

NYT Puzzle Appearances

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