Where does “bromochlorodifluoromethane” come from?
bromochlorodifluoromethane (English) comes from English chlorodifluoromethane, from English difluoro, from English fluoro, from English -o, from English O, from Middle English O, from Old English o, from Latin o.
bromochlorodifluoromethane (English): A chemical gas mainly used in fire extinguishers to stop fires by interrupting the combustion reaction
Definitions
- A chemical gas mainly used in fire extinguishers to stop fires by interrupting the combustion reaction
Ancestry of “bromochlorodifluoromethane”, step by step
bromochlorodifluoromethane traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chlorodifluoromethane
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chlorodifluoromethane | The halogenated hydrocarbon CHClF once used as a... |
| 2 | English | difluoro | Two fluorine atoms in a molecule |
| 3 | English | fluoro | A fluorescent light; Of a fluorescent colour |
| 4 | English | -o | A colloquializing suffix; A type of person; Can... |
| 5 | English | O | A blood type that lacks A or B antigens and may... |
| 6 | Middle English | O | — |
| 7 | Old English | o | ever, always |
| 8 | Latin | o | The name of the letter "O"; o!; oh! |
| 9 | Etruscan | 𐌏 | — |
| 10 | Ancient Greek | ο | Lower-case omicron (ὂ μικρόν), the 15th letter of the ancient Greek alphabet. It represented the close-mid back rounded vowel. It is preceded by ξ and followed by π |
| 11 | Phoenician | 𐤏 | ayin; ʿayin |
| 12 | Egyptian | 𓁹 | — |
via English bromo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bromo | A dose of a proprietary sedative containing... |
| 2 | English | bromine | A nonmetallic chemical element with an atomic... |
| 3 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 4 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 5 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 6 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 7 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 8 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 9 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |