Where does “cyanoketone” come from?

cyanoketone (English) comes from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

cyanoketone (English): A particular androstenol that inhibits steroidogenesis

Definitions

  1. A particular androstenol that inhibits steroidogenesis

Ancestry of “cyanoketone”, step by step

cyanoketone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ketone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
2GermanKetonketone
3GermanAketonacetone
4Frenchacétoneacetone
5Latinacētumvinegar
6French-ateate
7Latin-ātused
8Proto-Italic-ātos
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English cyano

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishcyanoa univalent functional group, -CN, consisting of...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos