Where does “santon” come from?

santon (English) comes from French santon, from Spanish santón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

santon (English): A Muslim holy man

Definitions

  1. A Muslim holy man

Ancestry of “santon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsantonsanton
2Spanishsantónsanton
3Spanish-ónemphasizes that something is large, grand,...
4English-önForming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta
5English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
6EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
7GermanKetonketone
8GermanAketonacetone
9Frenchacétoneacetone
10Latinacētumvinegar
11French-ateate
12Latin-ātused
13Proto-Italic-ātos
14Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos