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Where does “charmoniumlike” come from?

charmoniumlike (English) comes from English charmonium, from English -onium, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone.

charmoniumlike (English): Having properties similar to those of charmonium

Definitions

  1. Having properties similar to those of charmonium

Ancestry of “charmoniumlike”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcharmoniumAny meson formed from a charm quark and its...
2English-oniumDesignating an onium particle; Used to form names...
3English-ön—
4English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
5EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
6GermanKetonketone
7GermanAketonacetone
8Frenchacétoneacetone
9Latinacētum—
10French-ate-ate
11Latin-ātus—
12Proto-Italic-ātos—
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
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