Where does “keton” come from?

keton (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from German Keton, from German Aketon, 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.

keton (Norwegian Nynorsk): ketone

Definitions

  1. ketone

Ancestry of “keton”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKetonketone
2GermanAketonacetone
3Frenchacétoneacetone
4Latinacētumvinegar
5French-ateate
6Latin-ātused
7Proto-Italic-ātos—
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos →