Where does “diborate” come from?
diborate (English) comes from English borate, from English boron, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
diborate (English): A salt or anion with oxygen and two boron atoms in the formula, (BO3)2 or B2O5
Definitions
- A salt or anion with oxygen and two boron atoms in the formula, (BO3)2 or B2O5
Ancestry of “diborate”, step by step
diborate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English borate
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | borate | The oxyanion BO or any of several more complex... |
| 2 | English | boron | The chemical element with an atomic number of 5,... |
| 3 | English | -ön | Forming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta |
| 4 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 5 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 6 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 7 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 8 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 9 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 10 | French | -ate | ate |
| 11 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 12 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via English Di
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Di | — |