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Where does “hydroborate” come from?

hydroborate (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.

hydroborate (English): Any of several anions containing hydrogen bound...

Definitions

  1. Any of several anions containing hydrogen bound...

Ancestry of “hydroborate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishborateThe oxyanion BO or any of several more complex...
2EnglishboronThe chemical element with an atomic number of 5,...
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 →