Etymology

chloralhydrate

C3H4L1O1R1A1L1H4Y4D2R1A1T1E1
English hydrate ← French hydrate ← Ancient Greek ὑδρο- (hudro-)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  4. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  5. Englishchlorine
  6. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  7. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  8. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  9. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  10. Medieval Latinalcoho
  11. Middle Englishalcofol
  12. Englishalcohol
  13. Englishchloral
  14. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  15. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  16. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  17. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  18. Ancient Greekὑδρο- (hudro-)
  19. Frenchhydr-
  20. Frenchhydrate
  21. Englishhydrate
  22. English todaychloralhydrate

From chloral + hydrate.

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