Etymology

hydrofluorocarbon

Today it means: A haloalkane composed entirely of carbon, hydrogen, and fluorine. Full definition →

English fluorocarbon ← French carbone ← Latin carbōnem
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The story

  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. Proto-Indo-European*kerh₃-der.?
  14. Latincarbōnem
  15. Frenchcarbone
  16. Englishcarbon
  17. Englishfluorocarbon
  18. English todayhydrofluorocarbon

From hydro- + fluorocarbon.

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