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Where does “nonsilicone” come from?

nonsilicone (English) comes from English silicone, from English Silicon, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone.

nonsilicone (English): Not silicone

Definitions

  1. Not silicone

Ancestry of “nonsilicone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsiliconeAny of a class of inert, semi-inorganic polymeric...
2EnglishSilicon—
3English-ön—
4English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
5EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
6GermanKetonketone
7GermanAketonacetone
8Frenchacétoneacetone
9Latinacētum—
10French-ate-ate
11Latin-ātus—
12Proto-Italic-ātos—
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →