Etymology

dienone

D2I1E1N1O1N1E1

Today it means: Any ketone derived from a diene. Full definition →

English ketone ← German Keton ← Latin di-
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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. Englishdiene
  8. GermanKeton
  9. Englishketone
  10. English todaydienone

From diene or -one.

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