Where does “bislactone” come from?

bislactone (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.

bislactone (English): Any compound having two lactone groups

Definitions

  1. Any compound having two lactone groups

Ancestry of “bislactone”, step by step

bislactone 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 bis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishbisplural of bi; Twice; showing that something is,...
2Latinbistwice, two times, on two occasions, in two ways
3Latincolorcolour, shade; color; pigment; complexion
4Ancient Greekμέτρονsomething used to measure: measure, rule, weight;...
5Ancient Greek-τρονForms instrument nouns
6Proto-Hellenic-tronForms instrument nouns from verb stems
7Proto-Indo-European-tromForms nouns denoting a tool or instrument
8Proto-Indo-European-tḗrDerives agent nouns from verbs, denoting someone...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos
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