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

'acetone' transformed from the French word 'acétone', and eventually became the modern English word 'acetone' through Middle English.

Initially, it meant 'to treat with acetone', and this meaning has largely remained the same in modern usage.