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Where does “orthopositronium” come from?

orthopositronium (English) comes from English positronium, from English -onium, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone.

orthopositronium (English): The state of a positronium exotic atom in which...

Definitions

  1. The state of a positronium exotic atom in which...

Ancestry of “orthopositronium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpositroniumAn exotic atom consisting of a positron and an...
2English-oniumDesignating an onium particle; Used to form names...
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—
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