Etymology

fluoride

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Today it means: A binary compound of fluorine and another element or radical. Full definition →

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← English fluor(ine) ← Latin fluor
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishfluor(ine)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  8. English todayfluoride

From fluor(ine) + -ide.

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