Etymology

chlorofluoroalkane

Today it means: An alkane in which at least one hydrogen atom has been replaced by a chlorine atom and at least one other hydrogen atom has been replaced by a fluorine atom. 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. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  9. Latinfluō
  10. Latinfluor
  11. Englishfluoro-
  12. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  13. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  14. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  15. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  16. Medieval Latinalcoho
  17. GermanAlk(ohol)
  18. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  19. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  20. GermanAlkyl
  21. Germanalk-
  22. GermanAlkan
  23. Englishalkane
  24. English todaychlorofluoroalkane

From chloro- + fluoro- + alkane.

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