Where does “diboron” come from?

diboron (English) comes from English boron, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

diboron (English): Two boron atoms in a molecule

Definitions

  1. Two boron atoms in a molecule

Ancestry of “diboron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboronThe chemical element with an atomic number of 5,...
2English-önForming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta
3English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
4EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
5GermanKetonketone
6GermanAketonacetone
7Frenchacétoneacetone
8Latinacētumvinegar
9French-ateate
10Latin-ātused
11Proto-Italic-ātos
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos
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