Where does “フェニルケトン尿症” come from?

フェニルケトン尿症 (Japanese) comes from Japanese ケトン, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

フェニルケトン尿症 (Japanese): phenylketonuria, PKU

Definitions

  1. phenylketonuria, PKU

Ancestry of “フェニルケトン尿症”, step by step

フェニルケトン尿症 traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Japanese ケトン

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseケトンketone
2EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
3GermanKetonketone
4GermanAketonacetone
5Frenchacétoneacetone
6Latinacētumvinegar
7French-ateate
8Latin-ātused
9Proto-Italic-ātos
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via Japanese フェニル

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japaneseフェニルphenyl
2EnglishphenylA univalent hydrocarbon radical formally derived...
3Frenchphénylephenyl
4French-yle
5Ancient GreekὝληwood; trees; forest
6Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos