Where does “ketene” come from?
ketene (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch ketina, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...
Ancestry of “ketene”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Dutch | ketina | — |
| 2 | Latin | catēna | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kat- | cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave... |
Words derived from “ketene”