Where does “Ketamin” come from?

Ketamin (German) comes from German Amin, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

Ketamin (German): ketamine

Definitions

  1. ketamine

Ancestry of “Ketamin”, step by step

Ketamin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Amin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanAminamine
2EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
3English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via German Keton

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKetonketone
2GermanAketonacetone
3Frenchacétoneacetone
4Latinacētumvinegar
5Latinaceōto be sour
6Proto-Italicakēōbe sharp-tasting, be sour
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-éh₁-ye-ti
8Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eḱ-sharp
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂