Where does “Oregon” come from?
Oregon (Danish) comes from English Oregon, from Spanish orejón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon.
Ancestry of “Oregon”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Oregon | — |
| 2 | Spanish | orejón | — |
| 3 | Spanish | -ón | emphasizes that something is large, grand,... |
| 4 | English | -ön | — |
| 5 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 6 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 7 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 8 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 9 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 10 | Latin | acētum | — |
| 11 | French | -ate | -ate |
| 12 | Latin | -ātus | — |
| 13 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | — |