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Where does “naphthoflavone” come from?

naphthoflavone (English) comes from English flavone, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate.

naphthoflavone (English): Either of two isomeric flavones derived from...

Definitions

  1. Either of two isomeric flavones derived from...

Ancestry of “naphthoflavone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishflavoneany of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic...
2English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
3EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
4GermanKetonketone
5GermanAketonacetone
6Frenchacétoneacetone
7Latinacētum—
8French-ate-ate
9Latin-ātus—
10Proto-Italic-ātos—
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →