Where does “fluoborate” come from?
fluoborate (English) comes from English fluo-, from English fluor, from Latin fluor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
fluoborate (English): A salt of fluoboric acid; a fluoboride
Definitions
- A salt of fluoboric acid; a fluoboride
Ancestry of “fluoborate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | fluo- | fluorine |
| 2 | English | fluor | Fluorite |
| 3 | Latin | fluor | flow |
| 4 | Latin | -or | used to form a third-declension masculine... |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -ōs | Creates masculine action nouns or result nouns... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -ōs | Creates masculine and feminine action nouns or... |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -oss | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |