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Where does “organoboron” come from?

organoboron (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.

organoboron (English): Describing any organic compound containing a...

Definitions

  1. Describing any organic compound containing a...

Ancestry of “organoboron”, 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 →