Etymology

succinylacetone

S1U1C3C3I1N1Y4L1A1C3E1T1O1N1E1

Today it means: A metabolite that occurs in the blood of people with tyrosinaemia Full definition →

English acetone ← German Keton ← Latin acētum
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The story

  1. Latinsūcus
  2. Latinsūcinum
  3. Latinsuccinum
  4. Englishsuccinic
  5. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  6. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  7. Englishsuccinyl
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  10. Proto-Italic*akēō
  11. Latinaceō
  12. Latinacēscō
  13. Latinacētum
  14. Englishaceto-
  15. Englishacet-
  16. GermanKeton
  17. Englishketone
  18. Englishacetone
  19. English todaysuccinylacetone

From succinyl + acetone.

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