Where does “organohalogen” come from?

organohalogen (English) comes from English halogen, from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

organohalogen (English): Describing an organic compound containing one or...

Definitions

  1. Describing an organic compound containing one or...

Ancestry of “organohalogen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishhalogenAny element of group 17, i.e. fluorine, chlorine,...
2Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
3Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
4Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλς →