Where does “hydroboration” come from?

hydroboration (English) comes from English hydro-, from Greek ὑδρο-, from Ancient Greek ὕδωρ, from Proto-Hellenic *údōr — water.

hydroboration (English): the production or organoboranes by the addition...

Definitions

  1. the production or organoboranes by the addition...

Ancestry of “hydroboration”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhydro-water; hydrogen; a hydrous compound
2Greekὑδρο-Alternative form of υδρο-
3Ancient Greekὕδωρwater; rainwater, rain; sweat
4Proto-Hellenic*údōrwater
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *údōrEvery word from Ancient Greek ὕδωρEvery word from English hydro-
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