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Where does “upcanyon” come from?

upcanyon (English) comes from English canyon, from Spanish cañón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon.

upcanyon (English): Closer to the top of a canyon; Travelling against...

Definitions

  1. Closer to the top of a canyon; Travelling against...

Ancestry of “upcanyon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcanyonA valley, especially a long, narrow, steep...
2Spanishcañóncanyon; cannon; barrel , pipe, tube
3Spanish-ónemphasizes that something is large, grand,...
4English-ön—
5English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
6EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
7GermanKetonketone
8GermanAketonacetone
9Frenchacétoneacetone
10Latinacētum—
11French-ate-ate
12Latin-ātus—
13Proto-Italic-ātos—
14Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
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