'acetonate' originates from 'acetone', specifically the word 'acetone', where 'acet-' meant 'vinegar' and '-one' is a chemical suffix indicating a ketone.

'acetone' changed from the French word 'acétone' and eventually became the modern English word 'acetone'.

Initially, it meant 'a chemical compound derived from acetone', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.