English

margarone

Older than acetone so not technically containing the -one extracted from it.

Ancient Greek μαργᾰρῑ́της ‘pearl’

Ancient Greek μάργαρον ‘pearl’

French margarique

Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos ‘single’

Proto-Germanic *ainaz ‘one’

Proto-West Germanic *ain ‘one’

Old English ān ‘one’

Middle English oon

English one

The story

Older than acetone so not technically containing the -one extracted from it. The margar- comes from margaric acid.

noun The ketone of margaric acid.

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

Etymograph / margarone