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
- photochemical chlorination
Ancestry of “photochlorination”, step by step
photochlorination traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chlorination
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chlorination | The act or process of chlorinating something;... |
| 2 | English | chlorinate | To add chlorine to |
| 3 | English | chlorine | A toxic, green, gaseous chemical element with an... |
| 4 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 5 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 6 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 7 | Middle French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n |
| 8 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 9 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 10 | Proto-Italic | -ā | Forms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
via English photo
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | photo | A photograph; A photo finish; To take a... |
| 2 | English | photography | The art and technology of producing images on... |
| 3 | French | photographie | photography; photograph |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | φωτο- | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | φῶς | Attic form of φᾰ́ος |
| 6 | Proto-Hellenic | pʰáos | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰéh₂os | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂- | to shine, glow light; to speak, say |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂-s-ri- | — |