Where does “pseudohalogen” come from?

pseudohalogen (English) comes from Catalan halogen, from Catalan gen, from German gēn, from Middle High German gēn, from Old High German gēn, from Proto-West Germanic gān, from Proto-Germanic gāną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰengʰ- — to walk; to step.

pseudohalogen (English): A binary inorganic compound with a structure...

Definitions

  1. A binary inorganic compound with a structure...

Ancestry of “pseudohalogen”, step by step

pseudohalogen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Catalan halogen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Catalanhalogenhalogen
2Catalangengene
3Germangēn—
4Middle High Germangēn—
5Old High Germangēn—
6Proto-West Germanicgānto go
7Proto-Germanicgānąto go, walk
8Proto-Indo-Europeanǵʰengʰ-to walk; to step

via English halogen

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 ǵʰengʰ- →