esterify

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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 acētumbor.
Proto-West Germanic *aket
Proto-West Germanic *atek
Old High German eȥȥih
Middle High German eȥȥich
German Essich
German Essig
Proto-Indo-European *h₂eydʰ-der.
Proto-Hellenic *áitʰō
Ancient Greek αἴθω (aíthō)
▲
Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?
Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der.
Latin aethērbor.
German Äther
blend?
German Esterbor.
English ester
Latin -i-
Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.
Proto-Italic *θakos
Proto-Italic *-fakos
Latin -ficus
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂
Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂
Proto-Indo-European *-yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti
Proto-Indo-European *-h₂tiinflu.
Proto-Italic *-ājō
Proto-Italic *-āō
Latin -ō
Latin -ficō
Latin -ificāreder.
Old French -ifierbor.
Middle English -ifien
English -ify
English esterify

    From ester + -ify.

    Verb

    esterify (third-person singular simple present esterifies, present participle esterifying, simple past and past participle esterified)

    1. (chemistry, of an acid) To combine with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) to combine with an acid, to form an ester.

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