Etymology

hexafluoride

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Today it means: any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule Full definition →

English fluoride ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin fluor
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*swéḱs
  2. Proto-Hellenic*hwéks
  3. Ancient Greekἕξ (héx)
  4. Ancient Greekἑξα- (hexa-)
  5. Latinhexa-
  6. Englishhexa-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  10. Latinfluō
  11. Latinfluor
  12. Englishfluor(ine)
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  14. Englishfluoride
  15. English todayhexafluoride

From hexa- + fluoride.

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