Etymology

indenone

I1N1D2E1N1O1N1E1

Today it means: The bicyclic aromatic ketone formally derived from indene, or by fusion of a benzene ring with cyclopentadienone Full definition →

English ketone ← German Keton ← Dutch indigo
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-Iranian*síndʰuš
  2. Sanskritसिन्धु॑ (síndhu)
  3. Old Persian𐏃𐎡𐎯𐎢𐏁 (hiⁿdūš)
  4. Ancient GreekἸνδός (Indós)
  5. Ancient GreekἸνδία (Indía)
  6. Ancient GreekἸνδικός (Indikós)
  7. LatinIndicu
  8. Spanishíndico
  9. Spanishíndigo
  10. Portugueseendego
  11. Spanishíndigo
  12. Dutchindigo
  13. Englishind(igo)
  14. Englishindene
  15. GermanKeton
  16. Englishketone
  17. English todayindenone

From indene + -one.

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