Where does “vanillylacetone” come from?

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

vanillylacetone (English): Synonym of zingerone

Definitions

  1. Synonym of zingerone

Ancestry of “vanillylacetone”, step by step

vanillylacetone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English acetone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacetoneA colourless, volatile, flammable liquid ketone,...
2English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
3EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
4GermanKetonketone
5GermanAketonacetone
6Frenchacétoneacetone
7Latinacētumvinegar
8French-ateate
9Latin-ātused
10Proto-Italic-ātos
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English vanillyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvanillylA functional group that characterizes the...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate