Etymology

chlorine

chlo·rine
C3H4L1O1R1I1N1E1

Today it means: A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element (symbol Cl) with an atomic number of 17. Full definition →

Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʰlōrós ← Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰl̥h₃rós
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  4. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  5. English todaychlorine

Coined by British chemist Humphry Davy in 1810 from Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”) + -ine.

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχλωρός all →

chlorellachloasmachlorastrolitechloremiachlorenchymachloro-chloroxiphitechrysochlore

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