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Where does “Dione” come from?

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

Ancestry of “Dione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
2EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
3GermanKetonketone
4GermanAketonacetone
5Frenchacétoneacetone
6Latinacētum—
7French-ate-ate
8Latin-ātus—
9Proto-Italic-ātos—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “Dione”

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