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Where does “ketol” come from?

ketol (English) comes from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos.

ketol (English): A hydroxyketone

Definitions

  1. A hydroxyketone

Ancestry of “ketol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
2GermanKetonketone
3GermanAketonacetone
4Frenchacétoneacetone
5Latinacētum—
6French-ate-ate
7Latin-ātus—
8Proto-Italic-ātos—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “ketol”

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