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Where does “grunion” come from?

grunion (English) comes from Spanish gruñón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone.

grunion (English): Either of two small fish, of the genus...

Definitions

  1. Either of two small fish, of the genus...

Ancestry of “grunion”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishgruñóngrumpy, grouchy; grouch, grump, grumbler;...
2Spanish-ónemphasizes that something is large, grand,...
3English-ön—
4English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
5EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
6GermanKetonketone
7GermanAketonacetone
8Frenchacétoneacetone
9Latinacētum—
10French-ate-ate
11Latin-ātus—
12Proto-Italic-ātos—
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →