Etymology

dione

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Today it means: diketone Full definition →

English ketone ← German Keton ← Latin di-
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dione · noun1

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. GermanKeton
  8. Englishketone
  9. English todaydione

From di- + -one.

Dione · proper noun2

  1. Ancient Greek · derived fromΔιώνη“of Zeus”
  2. Latin · derived fromDiōnē“of Jupiter”
  3. English todayDione

From Latin Diōnē (“of Jupiter”), from Ancient Greek Διώνη (Diṓnē, “of Zeus”).

Words from the same roots

LatinDiōnē all →

Dionne

Ancient GreekΔιώνη all →

Dionne

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