Where does “raton” come from?

raton (Papiamentu) comes from Spanish ratón, from Spanish -ón, from English -ön, from English -one, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

raton (Papiamentu): mouse

Definitions

  1. mouse

Ancestry of “raton”, step by step

raton traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish ratón

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishratónmouse; hangover
2Spanish-ónemphasizes that something is large, grand,...
3English-önForming nouns denoting subatomic particles and quanta
4English-onea ketone; any similar compound containing a...
5EnglishketoneA homologous series of organic molecules whose...
6GermanKetonketone
7GermanAketonacetone
8Frenchacétoneacetone
9Latinacētumvinegar
10French-ateate
11Latin-ātused
12Proto-Italic-ātos
13Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via Portuguese rato

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseratorat; mouse; burglar; petty thief
2Latinraptussnatched, having been snatched, grabbed, having...
3Latin-tusForms the past participle of verbs; Forms...
4Proto-Italic-tus
5Proto-Indo-European-tusDerives action nouns from verb roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate