Etymology

organophosphorus

Today it means: describing any of a series of derivatives of phosphorus that have at least one alkyl or aryl group, especially one containing at least one carbon-phosphorus bond Full definition →

English phosphorus ← Latin phōsphorus ← Ancient Greek φωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
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  1. Englishorgano-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  4. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  5. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  6. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  10. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  11. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  12. Latinphōsphorus
  13. Englishphosphorus
  14. English todayorganophosphorus

From organo- + phosphorus.

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