Where does “chloride” come from?
Chloride comes from English chlorine, derived from Ancient Greek χλωρός, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₂-, referring to a greenish or yellowish color.
chloride (English): any salt of hydrochloric acid, such as sodium...
Definitions
- any salt of hydrochloric acid, such as sodium...
Ancestry of “chloride”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chlorine | A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element with an... |
| 2 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 3 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 4 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 5 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 6 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 7 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 8 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “chloride”
- hydrochloride
- tetrachloride
- bichloride
- perchloride
- trichloride
- dichloride
- oxychloride
- pentachloride
- dihydrochloride
- protochloride
- monochloride
- subchloride
- hexachloride
- monohydrochloride
- organochloride
- platinochloride
- tetrahydrochloride
- polychloride
- chloridic
- chloridize
- trihydrochloride
- sulfochloride
- chloridate
- oxochloride