Where does “bromohydrin” come from?

bromohydrin (English) comes from English hydrin, from Welsh hy-, from Proto-Celtic su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁su-, from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- — good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast.

bromohydrin (English): Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine

Definitions

  1. Any halohydrin in which the halogen is bromine

Ancestry of “bromohydrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhydrin—
2Welshhy-affirmative prefix, emphasises prefixed word
3Proto-Celticsu-good, well
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁su-good
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁wes-good; to be cheerful, happy; to eat, to feast
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁wes- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁su- →Every word from Welsh hy- →
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