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Where does “ketohexose” come from?

ketohexose (English) comes from English keto-, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus.

ketohexose (English): Any hexose containing a ketone group

Definitions

  1. Any hexose containing a ketone group

Ancestry of “ketohexose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishketo-Derived from, substituted with, or involving a...
2EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
3GermanKetonketone
4GermanAketonacetone
5Frenchacétoneacetone
6Latinacētum—
7French-ate-ate
8Latin-ātus—
9Proto-Italic-ātos—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “ketohexose”

  • deoxyketohexose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →