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Where does “pyrrolidone” come from?

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

pyrrolidone (English): any of a class of heterocyclic ketones derived...

Definitions

  1. any of a class of heterocyclic ketones derived...

Ancestry of “pyrrolidone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
2EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
3GermanKetonketone
4GermanAketonacetone
5Frenchacétoneacetone
6Latinacētum—
7French-ate-ate
8Latin-ātus—
9Proto-Italic-ātos—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “pyrrolidone”

  • povidone
  • polyvinylpyrrolidone
  • vinylpyrrolidone
  • iodopovidone
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