Where does “Fluorkohlenwasserstoff” come from?
Fluorkohlenwasserstoff (German) comes from German Kohlenwasserstoff, from German Kohlenstoff, from German Stoff, from Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stof, from Middle Dutch stoffe, from Old French estophe, from Old French estoffer — to push, to hit.
Fluorkohlenwasserstoff (German): hydrofluorocarbon
Ancestry of “Fluorkohlenwasserstoff”, step by step