Where does “acétone” come from?
acétone (French) comes from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
acétone (French): acetone
Definitions
- acetone
Ancestry of “acétone”, step by step
acétone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Latin acētum
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 2 | French | -ate | ate |
| 3 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |
via French ([[acide]]) [[acétique]]
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French | ([[acide]]) [[acétique]] | — |