Etymology

chlorocarbon

C3H4L1O1R1O1C3A1R1B3O1N1

Today it means: An organic compound containing at least one covalently bonded chlorine atom. Full definition →

English carbon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem
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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. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  7. Latincarbōnem
  8. Frenchcarbone
  9. Englishcarbon
  10. English todaychlorocarbon

From chloro- + carbon.

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