The story
- Englishgli-
- Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
- Englishiso-
- Englishquinine
- Englishquinoline
- Englishisoquinoline
- Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
- Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
- Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
- Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
- Latindi-
- Englishdi-
- GermanKeton
- Englishketone
- Englishdione
- English todaygliquidone
From gli- (“antihyperglycemic”) + (iso)qui(noline) + d(i)one.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.