Where does “ketamina” come from?

ketamina (Polish) comes from English ketamine, 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.

Ancestry of “ketamina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishketamineA synthetic compound used as an anesthetic and...
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos