Etymology

kavapyrone

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Today it means: Synonym of kavalactone. Full definition →

English pyrone ← German Keton ← Latin pyr
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The story

  1. Proto-Oceanic*kawaʀ
  2. Proto-Polynesian*kawa
  3. Tongankava
  4. Englishkava
  5. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  6. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  7. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  8. Latinpyr
  9. Englishpyro-
  10. GermanKeton
  11. Englishketone
  12. Englishpyrone
  13. English todaykavapyrone

From kava + pyrone.

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