Etymology

benzopyrone

B3E1N1Z10O1P3Y4R1O1N1E1

Today it means: Either of chromone and coumarin, the two ketone derivatives of benzopyran that constitute the core skeleton of many flavonoid compounds. Full definition →

English pyrone ← German Keton ← Latin pyr
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  1. Arabicلُبَان (lubān)
  2. Proto-Indo-European*yew-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*yéwos
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*yáwas
  5. Sanskritयव (yava)bor.?
  6. Proto-Austronesian*zawa
  7. Proto-Malayo-Polynesian*zawader.?
  8. Old Javanesejawa
  9. Old JavaneseJawi
  10. Javaneseꦗꦮꦶ (jawi)
  11. Arabicجَاوَة (jāwa)
  12. Arabicـِيّ (-iyy)
  13. Arabicجَاوِيّ (jāwiyy)
  14. Arabicلُبَان جَاوِيّ (lubān jāwiyy)
  15. Catalanbenjuí
  16. Middle Frenchbenjoin
  17. Englishbenzoin
  18. Englishbenzo-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  20. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  21. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  22. Latinpyr
  23. Englishpyro-
  24. GermanKeton
  25. Englishketone
  26. Englishpyrone
  27. English todaybenzopyrone

From benzo- + pyrone.

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