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Where does “organoborane” come from?

organoborane (English) comes from English borane, from English boron, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone.

organoborane (English): Any organic compound containing a carbon-to-boron...

Definitions

  1. Any organic compound containing a carbon-to-boron...

Ancestry of “organoborane”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboraneAny binary compound of boron and hydrogen
2EnglishboronThe chemical element with an atomic number of 5,...
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 →