Where does “stearone” come from?
stearone (English) comes from English stearic, from French stéarique, from Ancient Greek στέαρ, from Ancient Greek ὄρνις, from Ancient Greek λόγος, from Ancient Greek λέγω, from Proto-Indo-European leǵ- — to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to...
stearone (English): The ketone of stearic acid, obtained as a white...
Definitions
- The ketone of stearic acid, obtained as a white...
Ancestry of “stearone”, step by step
stearone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English stearic
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stearic | Of or relating to stearin, tallow etc; Of or... |
| 2 | French | stéarique | stearic |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | στέαρ | hard fat, tallow, suet; dough made from flour of... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | ὄρνις | bird; chicken |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | λόγος | That which is said: word, sentence, speech,... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | λέγω | I put in order, arrange, gather; I choose, count,... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | leǵ- | to gather, collect, with derivatives meaning to... |
via English One
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | One | The number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number |
| 2 | Middle English | on | on, in; on; Alternative form of oon |
| 3 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |