Where does “φθόριο” come from?

φθόριο (Greek) comes from French phthore, from Ancient Greek φθορά, from Ancient Greek φθείρω, from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰtʰéřřō, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰér-ye-ti, from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰer- — flow, diverge; perish.

φθόριο (Greek): fluorine

Definitions

  1. fluorine

Ancestry of “φθόριο”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchphthore—
2Ancient Greekφθοράdestruction, ruin; passing out of existence,...
3Ancient GreekφθείρωI destroy; I ruin, spoil
4Proto-Hellenickʷʰtʰéřřō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰér-ye-ti—
6Proto-Indo-Europeandʰgʷʰer-flow, diverge; perish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European dʰgʷʰér-ye-ti →Every word from Proto-Hellenic kʷʰtʰéřřō →