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Where does “bromo” come from?

bromo (English) comes from English bromine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā.

bromo (English): A dose of a proprietary sedative containing...

Definitions

  1. A dose of a proprietary sedative containing...

Ancestry of “bromo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishbromineA nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic...
2English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
3French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
4French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
5Middle French-é—
6Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
7Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
8Proto-Italic-ā—
9Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “bromo”

  • dibromo
  • dibromoethane
  • tetrabromo
  • tribromo
  • octabromo
  • perbromo
  • bromoacyl
  • dibromoterfluorene
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