Etymology

chloroalkane

C3H4L1O1R1O1A1L1K5A1N1E1

Today it means: Any haloalkane in which the halogen is chlorine Full definition →

English alkane ← German Alkan ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃rós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*kʰlōrós
  4. Ancient Greekχλωρός (khlōrós)
  5. Englishchloro-
  6. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  7. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  8. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  9. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  10. Medieval Latinalcoho
  11. GermanAlk(ohol)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  13. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  14. GermanAlkyl
  15. Germanalk-
  16. GermanAlkan
  17. Englishalkane
  18. English todaychloroalkane

From chloro- + alkane.

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