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Where does “dienone” come from?

dienone (English) comes from English diene, from English di-, from Latin dī-, from Ancient Greek δί-, from Ancient Greek διά, from Proto-Indo-European dwís, from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ — two.

dienone (English): Any ketone derived from a diene

Definitions

  1. Any ketone derived from a diene

Ancestry of “dienone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdieneAn organic compound, especially a hydrocarbon,...
2Englishdi-API; two, twice, or double; Alternative form of...
3Latindī-—
4Ancient Greekδί-—
5Ancient Greekδιάthroughout
6Proto-Indo-Europeandwístwice, doubly; in two
7Proto-Indo-Europeandwóh₁two
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dwóh₁ →