Where does “verbenone” come from?

verbenone (English) comes from English One, from Middle English on, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

verbenone (English): A terpenoid ketone found in many plants

Definitions

  1. A terpenoid ketone found in many plants

Ancestry of “verbenone”, step by step

verbenone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English One

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishOneThe number represented by the Arabic numeral 1; the numerical value equal to that cardinal number
2Middle Englishonon, in; on; Alternative form of oon
3Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
4Proto-West Germanicanaon
5Proto-Germanic*an—
6Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via English Verbena

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishVerbenaVerbena, a genus of herbaceous plants of which several species are extensively cultivated for the great beauty of their flowers; vervain
2Latinverbēnafoliage, especially that of olive, myrtle etc having religious and medicinal uses
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →