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Where does “octanedione” come from?

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

octanedione (English): Any of several isomeric diketones, derived from...

Definitions

  1. Any of several isomeric diketones, derived from...

Ancestry of “octanedione”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishDione—
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 →