Where does “” 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.

(Chinese): ketone

Definitions

  1. ketone

Ancestry of “”, 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 -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate