Where does “ketolic” come from?

ketolic (English) comes from English ketol, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

ketolic (English): Relating to ketols

Definitions

  1. Relating to ketols

Ancestry of “ketolic”, step by step

ketolic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English ketol

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishketolA hydroxyketone
2EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
3GermanKetonketone
4GermanAketonacetone
5Frenchacétoneacetone
6Latinacētumvinegar
7French-ateate
8Latin-ātused
9Proto-Italic-ātos
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English ic

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishicrelated or pertaining to; having the character of
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos