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Where does “oxonium” come from?

oxonium (English) comes from English -onium, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum.

oxonium (English): Any univalent oxygen cation derived from water,...

Definitions

  1. Any univalent oxygen cation derived from water,...

Ancestry of “oxonium”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-oniumDesignating an onium particle; Used to form names...
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—

Words derived from “oxonium”

  • alkyloxonium
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