Etymology

salogen

S1A1L1O1G2E1N1

Today it means: A halogen. Full definition →

Latin sal
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromsal“salt”
  2. English todaysalogen

From Latin sal (“salt”) + -o- + -gen.

Words from the same roots

Latinsal all →

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