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Where does “bentonitic” come from?

bentonitic (English) comes from English bentonite, from English Benton, from English benthon, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon.

bentonitic (English): Formed of, or containing, bentonite

Definitions

  1. Formed of, or containing, bentonite

Ancestry of “bentonitic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbentoniteAny of several impure clay minerals consisting...
2EnglishBenton—
3Englishbenthon—
4English-ön—
5English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
6EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
7GermanKetonketone
8GermanAketonacetone
9Frenchacétoneacetone
10Latinacētum—
11French-ate-ate
12Latin-ātus—
13Proto-Italic-ātos—
14Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →