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Where does “Bion” come from?

Bion (English) comes from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate.

Ancestry of “Bion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ön—
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—

Words derived from “Bion”

  • Bionian
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →