Etymology

hydrofluoroalkane

Today it means: Any of various gaseous alkanes that contain carbon, fluorine, and hydrogen and are used especially as aerosol propellants in metered-dose inhalers. Full definition →

English alkane ← German Alkan ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  3. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  4. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  5. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  6. Englishhydro-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰel-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰlewH-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*bʰluH-yé-ti?
  10. Latinfluō
  11. Latinfluor
  12. Englishfluoro-
  13. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  14. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  15. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  16. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  17. Medieval Latinalcoho
  18. GermanAlk(ohol)
  19. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  20. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  21. GermanAlkyl
  22. Germanalk-
  23. GermanAlkan
  24. Englishalkane
  25. English todayhydrofluoroalkane

From hydro- + fluoro- + alkane.

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