Etymology

nepetalactone

N1E1P3E1T1A1L1A1C3T1O1N1E1

Today it means: A bicyclic monoterpenoid found in catnip. Full definition →

English lactone ← German Keton ← Latin lac
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The story

  1. Latinnepeta
  2. Latinlac
  3. Englishlacto-
  4. GermanKeton
  5. Englishketone
  6. Englishlactone
  7. English todaynepetalactone

From Translingual Nepeta + English lactone.

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