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Where does “umbelliferone” come from?

umbelliferone (English) comes from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus.

umbelliferone (English): A yellowish-white natural product of the coumarin...

Definitions

  1. A yellowish-white natural product of the coumarin...

Ancestry of “umbelliferone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
2EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
3GermanKetonketone
4GermanAketonacetone
5Frenchacétoneacetone
6Latinacētum—
7French-ate-ate
8Latin-ātus—
9Proto-Italic-ātos—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—

Words derived from “umbelliferone”

  • methylumbelliferone
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