Where does “ketene” come from?

ketene (Middle High German) comes from Old High German ketīna, from Latin catēna, from Proto-Indo-European kat- — cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Ancestry of “ketene”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanketīna—
2Latincatēnachain
3Proto-Indo-Europeankat-cub; to weave, to braid; to link or weave...

Words derived from “ketene”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kat- →Every word from Latin catēna →Every word from Old High German ketīna →