Etymology

fluorinate

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Today it means: To introduce fluorine into a compound. Full definition →

English fluorine ← Latin fluor ← Proto-Indo-European *bʰluH-yé-ti?
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  4. Latinfluō
  5. Latinfluor
  6. Englishfluorine
  7. English todayfluorinate

From fluorine + -ate (verb-forming suffix).

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