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Where does “polychloride” come from?

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

polychloride (English): A molecule or ion containing three or more...

Definitions

  1. A molecule or ion containing three or more...

Ancestry of “polychloride”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishchlorideany salt of hydrochloric acid, such as sodium...
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-é—
7Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-Italic-ā—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →