Where does “tetraketone” come from?
tetraketone (English) comes from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
tetraketone (English): Any ketone having four carbonyl groups
Definitions
- Any ketone having four carbonyl groups
Ancestry of “tetraketone”, step by step
tetraketone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English ketone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 2 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 3 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 4 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 5 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 6 | French | -ate | ate |
| 7 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via English tetra
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tetra | Any of numerous species of small South American... |
| 2 | Translingual | Tetragonopterus | — |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |