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Where does “nonboron” come from?

nonboron (English) comes from English boron, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum.

nonboron (English): Not of or pertaining to boron

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to boron

Ancestry of “nonboron”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboronThe chemical element with an atomic number of 5,...
2English-ön—
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 →