Etymology

dioxolanone

D2I1O1X8O1L1A1N1O1N1E1

Today it means: Any cyclic ketone derived from dioxolane, but especially the cyclic carbonates in which the carbonyl group is attached to both oxygen atoms 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. Englishoxolane
  8. Englishdioxolane
  9. GermanKeton
  10. Englishketone
  11. English todaydioxolanone

From dioxolane + -one.

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