Etymology of the English word acetylene
the English word
acetylenederived from the English word
acetylderived from the English word
aceticusing the English prefix
acet-using the English suffix
-icderived from the French word
acétiquederived from the Latin word
acetum (vinegar, sour wine; tang of vinegar)
derived from the Latin word
acer (maple tree; wood of the maple tree; maple; sharp, bitter, pointed)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ak-using the English suffix
-ylusing the English suffix
-eneDerivations in English
diphenylacetylene,
oxyacetylene,
vinylacetyleneUsage
Word found in Modern English
