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Where does “aseton” come from?

aseton (Cebuano) comes from English acetone, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate.

aseton (Cebuano): acetone; nail polish remover

Definitions

  1. acetone; nail polish remover

Ancestry of “aseton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacetoneA colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone,...
2English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
3EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
4GermanKetonketone
5GermanAketonacetone
6Frenchacétoneacetone
7Latinacētum—
8French-ate-ate
9Latin-ātus—
10Proto-Italic-ātos—
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →