Etymology

pentahalide

P3E1N1T1A1H4A1L1I1D2E1

Today it means: Any halide containing five halogen atoms Full definition →

English halide ← Ancient Greek πεντᾰ- (pentă-) ← Proto-Hellenic *pénkʷe
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pénkʷe
  2. Proto-Hellenic*pénkʷe
  3. Ancient Greekπέντε (pénte)
  4. Ancient Greekπεντᾰ- (pentă-)
  5. Englishpenta-
  6. Englishhalide
  7. English todaypentahalide

From penta- + halide.

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