Where does “photochlorination” come from?

photochlorination (English) comes from English chlorination, from English chlorinate, from English chlorine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.

photochlorination (English): photochemical chlorination

Definitions

  1. photochemical chlorination

Ancestry of “photochlorination”, step by step

photochlorination traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English chlorination

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishchlorinationThe act or process of chlorinating something;...
2EnglishchlorinateTo add chlorine to
3EnglishchlorineA toxic, green, gaseous chemical element with an...
4English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
5French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
6Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
7Middle Frenchpast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
8Old Frenchused to form past participles of regular -er...
9Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
10Proto-ItalicForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂

via English photo

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphotoA photograph; A photo finish; To take a...
2EnglishphotographyThe art and technology of producing images on...
3Frenchphotographiephotography; photograph
4Ancient Greekφωτο-
5Ancient GreekφῶςAttic form of φᾰ́ος
6Proto-Hellenicpʰáos
7Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰéh₂os
8Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-to shine, glow light; to speak, say
9Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂-s-ri-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂Every word from English -ineEvery word from French -ine