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Where does “acetonemia” come from?

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

acetonemia (English): Presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood,...

Definitions

  1. Presence of excessive levels of acetone in blood,...

Ancestry of “acetonemia”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacetoneA colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone,...
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 “acetonemia”

  • acetonemic
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