Where does “iminolactone” come from?
iminolactone (English) comes from English imino, from English imine, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.
iminolactone (English): Any lactone that also contains an imino group
Definitions
- Any lactone that also contains an imino group
Ancestry of “iminolactone”, step by step
iminolactone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English imino
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | imino | The divalent radical =NH or =N-R |
| 2 | English | imine | Any of a class of organic nitrogen compounds... |
| 3 | English | amine | A functional group formally derived from ammonia... |
| 4 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English lactone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | lactone | A cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a... |
| 2 | English | -one | a ketone; any similar compound containing a... |
| 3 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 4 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 5 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 6 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 7 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 8 | Latin | aceō | to be sour |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | akēō | be sharp-tasting, be sour |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti | — |