acetilo

See also: acetilò

Esperanto

Etymology

Etymology tree

Esperanto aceto

Proto-Indo-European *-tḗr

Proto-Indo-European *-trom

Proto-Slavic *-dloder.

Proto-Indo-European *-lósder.?

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Proto-Indo-European *-tromder.?

Proto-Germanic *-ilazder.

Esperanto -ilo

Esperanto acetilo

From aceto (“vinegar”) + -ilo (“-yl”). First attested in 1910.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /at͡seˈtilo/
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: a‧ce‧ti‧lo

Noun

acetilo (accusative singular acetilon, plural acetiloj, accusative plural acetilojn)

1. (organic chemistry) acetyl

Italian

Verb

acetilo

1. first-person singular present indicative of acetilare

Anagrams

• atelico, celiato, coitale, coliate, etolica

Spanish

Etymology

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

Latin acētum

Spanish -ilo

Spanish acetilo

From Latin acētum + Spanish -ilo.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /aθeˈtilo/ [a.θeˈt̪i.lo] (Equatorial Guinea, Spain)
• IPA^(key): /aseˈtilo/ [a.seˈt̪i.lo] (Latin America, Philippines)
• Rhymes: -ilo
• Syllabification: a‧ce‧ti‧lo

Noun

acetilo m (plural acetilos)

1. (organic chemistry) acetyl

Alternative forms

• acetil

Related terms

• acetilcisteína
• acetilcolinesterasa
• acetileno
• acetilgalactosamina
• acetilglucosamina
• acetilmanosamina
• acetilmurámico
• acetilneuramínico
• acetilsalicílico
• acetiltransferasa

Further reading

• “acetilo”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.8.1, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 15 December 2025