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Where does “fluor” come from?

fluor (French) comes from Latin fluor, from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

fluor (French): fluorine

Definitions

  1. fluorine

Ancestry of “fluor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinfluorflow
2Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
3Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
4Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
5Proto-Indo-European-oss—
6Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “fluor”

  • pentafluorure
  • fluorose
  • difluorure
  • heptafluorure
  • oxyfluorure
  • oxytétrafluorure
  • tétrafluorure
  • hexafluorure
  • fluorure
  • difluor
  • trifluorure
  • protofluorure
  • hydrofluorure
  • flo
  • flor
  • fluor
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