Where does “ket” come from?
ket (Translingual) comes from English ket, from English ketamine, from English ketone, from German Keton, from German Aketon, from French acétone, from Latin acētum, from French -ate — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.
Ancestry of “ket”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ket | A vector, in Hilbert space, especially as... |
| 2 | English | ketamine | A synthetic compound used as an anesthetic and... |
| 3 | English | ketone | A homologous series of organic molecules whose... |
| 4 | German | Keton | ketone |
| 5 | German | Aketon | acetone |
| 6 | French | acétone | acetone |
| 7 | Latin | acētum | vinegar |
| 8 | French | -ate | ate |
| 9 | Latin | -ātus | ed |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ātos | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂tos | Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality |