Where does “acetonyl” come from?

acetonyl (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 — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

acetonyl (English): The univalent radical CH3-CO-CH2- formally derived from acetone

Definitions

  1. The univalent radical CH3-CO-CH2- formally derived from acetone

Ancestry of “acetonyl”, step by step

acetonyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English acetone

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
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 YL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYLA female radio amateur; Initialism of young...
2Englishyoung ladyUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos