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Etymology of the English word heptanone

the English word heptanone

derived from the English word heptane

using the English suffix -ane

using the English prefix hepta-

derived from the Greek prefix hepta-, ἑπτα-

derived from the Greek word hepta, ἑπτά (seven)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *septm₀

using the English suffix -one

Word found in Modern English