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Where does “chloriodine” come from?

chloriodine (English) comes from English iodine, from French iodé, from Ancient Greek ἰοειδής, from Ancient Greek -ειδής, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

chloriodine (English): A compound of chlorine and iodine

Definitions

  1. A compound of chlorine and iodine

Ancestry of “chloriodine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishiodineA chemical element with an atomic number of 53;...
2Frenchiodépast participle of ioder; iodized, iodinated
3Ancient Greekἰοειδήςviolet
4Ancient Greek-ειδήςlike, connected to, from the nature of, full of;...
5Ancient Greek-ήςadjective suffix
6Proto-Indo-European-ēsPrimarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds
7Proto-Indo-European-ess—
8Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
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