polyesterification

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der.

Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús

Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor.

English poly-

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)

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Ancient Greek ᾱ̓ήρ (āḗr)influ.?

Ancient Greek αἰθήρ (aithḗr)der.

Latin aethērbor.

German Äther

blend?

German Esterbor.

English ester

English polyester

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

Proto-Indo-European *-tós

Proto-Indo-European *-is

Proto-Indo-European *-tis

Proto-Indo-European *-Hō

Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō

Proto-Italic *-tiō

Latin -tiō

Latin -ficātiō

Old French -ificationbor.

Middle English -ificacioun

English -ification

English polyesterification

From polyester + -ification.

Noun

polyesterification (plural polyesterifications)

1. (chemistry) Any reaction which generates a polyester