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Where does “boron” come from?

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

boron (English): The chemical element with an atomic number of 5,...

Definitions

  1. The chemical element with an atomic number of 5,...

Ancestry of “boron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ön—
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 “boron”

  • boronic
  • boronate
  • phenylboronic
  • diboron
  • deboronation
  • boryl
  • organoboron
  • ferroboron
  • triethylboron
  • ekaboron
  • boronation
  • borian
  • tetraboron
  • nonboron
  • protodeboronation
  • oxaborole
  • borole
  • hydroxydeboronation
  • boronolectin
  • boronlike
  • borylation
  • organoboronate
  • organoboronic
  • borcarite
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