Etymology

diacetone

D2I1A1C3E1T1O1N1E1

Today it means: Two acetone substituents in another compound, especially in a sugar derivative. Full definition →

English acetone ← German Keton ← Latin acētum
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Latinacēscō
  8. Latinacētum
  9. Englishaceto-
  10. Englishacet-
  11. GermanKeton
  12. Englishketone
  13. Englishacetone
  14. English todaydiacetone

From di- + acetone.

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