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Where does “thiolactam” come from?

thiolactam (English) comes from English lactam, from English lactone, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum.

thiolactam (English): Any compound formally derived from a lactam by...

Definitions

  1. Any compound formally derived from a lactam by...

Ancestry of “thiolactam”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlactamAny of a class of cyclic amides that are the...
2EnglishlactoneA cyclic intramolecular ester derived from a...
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—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →