Where does “iodoacetone” come from?

iodoacetone (Italian) comes from Italian acetone, 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.

iodoacetone (Italian): iodoacetone

Definitions

  1. iodoacetone

Ancestry of “iodoacetone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianacetonenail polish remover
2Frenchacétoneacetone
3Latinacētumvinegar
4French-ateate
5Latin-ātused
6Proto-Italic-ātos
7Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate
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