Where does “teflon” come from?

teflon (Finnish) comes from English Teflon, from English fluoro-, from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

teflon (Finnish): Teflon synthetic resin, used as surfactant due to its nonstick property

Definitions

  1. Teflon synthetic resin, used as surfactant due to its nonstick property

Ancestry of “teflon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTeflonHaving an undamageable reputation
2Englishfluoro-fluorine; fluorescent
3English‐o‐—
4Latin‐o‐—
5Ancient Greek-ό-—

Words derived from “teflon”

Every word from Ancient Greek -ό- →Every word from Latin ‐o‐ →Every word from English ‐o‐ →
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