Etymology

borate

B3O1R1A1T1E1

Today it means: The oxyanion BO₃³⁻ or any of several more complex derivatives. Full definition →

English bor(on) ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem
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The story

  1. Middle Persian*bōrag
  2. Arabicبَوْرَق (bawraq)
  3. Medieval Latinborax
  4. Anglo-Normanboreis
  5. Middle Englishboras
  6. Englishborax
  7. Englishboro-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  9. Latincarbōnem
  10. Frenchcarbone
  11. Englishcarbonbf.
  12. Englishbor(on)
  13. English todayborate

From bor(on) + -ate.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.