Where does “monochlorinate” come from?

monochlorinate (English) comes from English chlorinate, from English chlorine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

monochlorinate (English): To introduce a single chlorine atom into (a molecule)

Definitions

  1. To introduce a single chlorine atom into (a molecule)

Ancestry of “monochlorinate”, step by step

monochlorinate traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chlorinate

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchlorinateTo add chlorine to
2EnglishchlorineA toxic, green, gaseous chemical element with an...
3English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from English -ine →Every word from French -ine →