Etymology

fluorocarbon

F4L1U1O1R1O1C3A1R1B3O1N1

Today it means: Any derivative of a hydrocarbon in which every hydrogen atom has been replaced by fluorine. Full definition →

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

From fluoro- + carbon.

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