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Where does “gravitino” come from?

gravitino (English) comes from English graviton, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum.

gravitino (English): A subatomic particle, related to the graviton,...

Definitions

  1. A subatomic particle, related to the graviton,...

Ancestry of “gravitino”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishgravitonA hypothetical gauge boson that regulates the...
2English-ön—
3English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
4EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
5GermanKetonketone
6GermanAketonacetone
7Frenchacétoneacetone
8Latinacētum—
9French-ate-ate
10Latin-ātus—
11Proto-Italic-ātos—
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “gravitino”

  • gravitinoless
  • antigravitino
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