Where does “酮” come from?

酮 (Chinese) comes from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

酮 (Chinese): ketone

Definitions

  1. ketone

Ancestry of “酮”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
2GermanKetonketone
3GermanAketonacetone
4Frenchacétoneacetone
5Latinacētumvinegar
6French-ateate
7Latin-ātused
8Proto-Italic-ātos—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →Every word from Latin -ātus →Every word from French -ate →