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Where does “nonsilicon” come from?

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

nonsilicon (English): Not of or pertaining to silicon

Definitions

  1. Not of or pertaining to silicon

Ancestry of “nonsilicon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishSilicon—
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 →