Palmitate
/ˈpæl.mɪ.teɪt/noun
A salt or ester of palmitic acid.
Did you know?Palmitate comes from palmitic acid, named in the 19th century after palm oil, so a modern lab term preserves a direct link to one of humanity’s oldest sacred and commercial oils.
Etymological Timeline
Proto-Indo-European
PIE
*polmeh₂-
“palm of the hand; possibly also tree branch/leaf by extension”
Latin
Latin
palma
“palm of the hand; palm tree”
Old French
Old French
palme
“palm; palm branch”
19th Century
French
palmitique
“of or from palm oil; referring to palmitic acid”
19th Century
English
palmitate
“a salt or ester derived from palmitic acid”
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