Etymology

chloro-

Today it means: green in color. 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 todaychloro-

From Ancient Greek χλωρός (khlōrós, “pale green”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekχλωρός all →

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Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.