Where does “acetone” come from?

acetone (Italian) comes from French acétone, 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.

acetone (Italian): nail polish remover

Definitions

  1. nail polish remover

Ancestry of “acetone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchacétoneacetone
2Latinacētumvinegar
3French-ateate
4Latin-ātused
5Proto-Italic-ātos—
6Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

Words derived from “acetone”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →