Etymology

flavone

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Today it means: Any of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic ketones, especially the naturally occurring flavonoids. Full definition →

English ketone ← German Keton ← Latin flāvus
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  1. Latinflāvus
  2. GermanKeton
  3. Englishketone
  4. English todayflavone

From Latin flāvus (“yellow”) + -one, as many are yellow in nature.

Words from the same roots

Latinflāvus all →

flavonoidflavanilineflavedoflavolflavous

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