Where does “trichlorophenol” come from?

trichlorophenol (English) comes from English trichloro, from English tri-, from Sanskrit त्रि, from Proto-Indo-Aryan tráyas, from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas, from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes.

trichlorophenol (English): Any of several isomeric chlorinated derivatives...

Definitions

  1. Any of several isomeric chlorinated derivatives...

Ancestry of “trichlorophenol”, step by step

trichlorophenol traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English trichloro

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishtrichloroThree chlorine atoms in a molecule
2Englishtri-API; three; Used in combination with a known...
3Sanskritत्रिthree
4Proto-Indo-Aryantráyasthree
5Proto-Indo-Iraniantráyasthree
6Proto-Indo-European*tréyes—

via English phenyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphenylA univalent hydrocarbon radical formally derived...
2Frenchphénylephenyl
3French-yle—
4Ancient GreekὝληwood; trees; forest
5Proto-Indo-Europeanswel-to smolder; burn; scorch; beam, board, frame,...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *tréyes →Every word from English tri- →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian tráyas →