Where does “ketobutyrate” come from?

ketobutyrate (English) comes from English butyrate, from English -ate, from English -cy, from Anglo-Norman -cie, from Latin -tia, from Latin -ia, from Latin -ius, from Proto-Italic -jōs — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

ketobutyrate (English): A salt or ester of ketobutyric acid

Definitions

  1. A salt or ester of ketobutyric acid

Ancestry of “ketobutyrate”, step by step

ketobutyrate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English butyrate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbutyrateAny salt or ester of butyric acid
2English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
3English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
4Anglo-Norman-cie
5Latin-tiaoffice, rank
6Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
7Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
8Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
9Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

via English keto

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishketoThe carbonyl group of a ketone; ketogenic;...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yósEvery word from Latin -iaEvery word from English -ate
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