Etymology

ketenide

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Today it means: An organometallic compound formed from a ketene Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English ketene
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The story

  1. Englishketene
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  3. English todayketenide

From ketene + -ide.

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