Etymology

monobromide

M3O1N1O1B3R1O1M3I1D2E1

Today it means: any bromide containing a single bromine atom in each molecule Full definition →

English bromide ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) ← Proto-Hellenic *mónwos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Englishbromide
  7. English todaymonobromide

From mono- + bromide.

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