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Where does “neoflavonoid” come from?

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

neoflavonoid (English): Any compound, isomeric with the flavonoids,...

Definitions

  1. Any compound, isomeric with the flavonoids,...

Ancestry of “neoflavonoid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishflavonoidAny of many compounds that are plant metabolites,...
2Englishflavoneany of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic...
3English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
4EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
5GermanKetonketone
6GermanAketonacetone
7Frenchacétoneacetone
8Latinacētum—
9French-ate-ate
10Latin-ātus—
11Proto-Italic-ātos—
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →