Etymology

fluoroalkane

F4L1U1O1R1O1A1L1K5A1N1E1

Today it means: Any alkane in which one or more hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine Full definition →

English alkane ← German Alkan ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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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. Englishfluoro-
  7. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  8. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  9. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  10. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  11. Medieval Latinalcoho
  12. GermanAlk(ohol)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  14. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  15. GermanAlkyl
  16. Germanalk-
  17. GermanAlkan
  18. Englishalkane
  19. English todayfluoroalkane

From fluoro- + alkane.

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