Etymology

perchlorinate

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Today it means: To chlorinate thoroughly: to add the maximum amount of chlorine to. Full definition →

English chlorinate ← Latin per- ← Proto-Italic *per
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-der.?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*pér
  3. Proto-Italic*per
  4. Latinper
  5. Latinper-
  6. Englishper-
  7. Englishchlorinate
  8. English todayperchlorinate

From per- + chlorinate.

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