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Where does “Hydroxyketon” come from?

Hydroxyketon (German) comes from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos.

Hydroxyketon (German): hydroxy ketone

Definitions

  1. hydroxy ketone

Ancestry of “Hydroxyketon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKetonketone
2GermanAketonacetone
3Frenchacétoneacetone
4Latinacētum—
5French-ate-ate
6Latin-ātus—
7Proto-Italic-ātos—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tos—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →