Etymology

bromite

B3R1O1M3I1T1E1

Today it means: The univalent anion BrO₂⁻ Full definition →

English bromine ← French brome ← Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brômos)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekβρῶμος (brômos)
  2. Frenchbrome
  3. Englishbrome
  4. Englishbromine
  5. English todaybromite

From bromine + -ite.

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