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Where does “chlorohydrin” come from?

chlorohydrin (English) comes from English -ín, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

chlorohydrin (English): Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine

Definitions

  1. Any halohydrin in which the halogen is chlorine

Ancestry of “chlorohydrin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ín—
2EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
3Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →