Where does “abieslactone” come from?

abieslactone (English) comes from English lactone, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

abieslactone (English): The triterpenoid lactone (2R)-2-[(2R)-2-[(3R,5R,9S,10R,13R,14R,17R)-3-methoxy-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-2,3,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]propyl]-4-methyl-2H-furan-5-one present in Abies plants

Definitions

  1. The triterpenoid lactone (2R)-2-[(2R)-2-[(3R,5R,9S,10R,13R,14R,17R)-3-methoxy-4,4,10,13,14-pentamethyl-2,3,5,6,9,11,12,15,16,17-decahydro-1H-cyclopenta[a]phenanthren-17-yl]propyl]-4-methyl-2H-furan-5-one present in Abies plants

Ancestry of “abieslactone”, step by step

abieslactone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English lactone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlactoneA cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a...
2English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
3EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
4GermanKetonketone
5GermanAketonacetone
6Frenchacétoneacetone
7Latinacētumvinegar
8French-ateate
9Latin-ātused
10Proto-Italic-ātos
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English abies

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabiesThird-person singular simple present indicative...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate
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