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Where does “-one” come from?

-one (English) 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.

-one (English): a ketone; any similar compound containing a...

Definitions

  1. a ketone; any similar compound containing a...

Ancestry of “-one”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
2GermanKetonketone
3GermanAketonacetone
4Frenchacétoneacetone
5Latinacētum—
6French-ate-ate
7Latin-ātus—
8Proto-Italic-ātos—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “-one”

  • testosterone
  • silicone
  • glutathione
  • arachidonic
  • naltrexone
  • quinone
  • hydroquinone
  • oxycodone
  • povidone
  • anthraquinone
  • rotenone
  • plastoquinone
  • pyrrolidone
  • dione
  • cyclohexanone
  • semiquinone
  • benzoquinone
  • menadione
  • oxymorphone
  • polyvinylpyrrolidone
  • acetophenone
  • arachidonate
  • polydioxanone
  • furanone
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