Etymograph

English

vaccenic

Vaccenic may come from Latin vacca ‘cow’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvacca1‘cow’uncertain
  2. Englishtodayvaccenic1

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed deepest recorded ancestor

  1. 1 Wiktionary, English vaccenic

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEvaccaWiktionary, English vaccenic‘cow’uncertain
  2. EnglishtodayvaccenicWiktionary, English vaccenic

Linked words

through Latin vacca ‘cow’

bachelor, vaccine, vaccination, 8 more

Today it means

adj Of or pertaining to vaccenic acid or its derivatives

Sources

Sources: Wiktionary, “vaccenic”. By Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0, via kaikki.org (dump of Oct 3 2026); text adapted and restructured. Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word. License.

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