Etymology

thioacetone

T1H4I1O1A1C3E1T1O1N1E1

Today it means: The thioketone CH₃-CS-CH₃, an analogue of acetone Full definition →

English acetone ← German Keton ← Latin acētum
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱéh₁yeti
  7. Proto-Italic*akēō
  8. Latinaceō
  9. Latinacēscō
  10. Latinacētum
  11. Englishaceto-
  12. Englishacet-
  13. GermanKeton
  14. Englishketone
  15. Englishacetone
  16. English todaythioacetone

From thio- + acetone.

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