Where does “triethylboron” come from?

triethylboron (English) comes from English boron, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

triethylboron (English): Synonym of triethylborane

Definitions

  1. Synonym of triethylborane

Ancestry of “triethylboron”, step by step

triethylboron traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English boron

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishboronThe chemical element with an atomic number of 5,...
2English-önForming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta
3English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
4EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
5GermanKetonketone
6GermanAketonacetone
7Frenchacétoneacetone
8Latinacētumvinegar
9French-ateate
10Latin-ātused
11Proto-Italic-ātos
12Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English triethyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtriethylThree ethyl groups in a compound
2Englishtri-API; three; Used in combination with a known...
3Sanskritत्रिthree
4Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate
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