English

ketoaldehyde

From keto- + aldehyde.

German Keton ‘ketone’

English ketone

English keto-

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’

German Aldehyd

Today it means

noun Any aldehyde that also contains a ketonic carbonyl group

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / ketoaldehyde