Where does “cloroalcano” come from?

cloroalcano (Italian) comes from Italian cloro-, from Ancient Greek χλωρός, from Proto-Indo-European ghlo-.

cloroalcano (Italian): chloroalkane

Definitions

  1. chloroalkane

Ancestry of “cloroalcano”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italiancloro-chloro-
2Ancient Greekχλωρόςgreenish-yellow, pale green; pale, pallid; fresh,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanghlo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghlo- →Every word from Ancient Greek χλωρός →Every word from Italian cloro- →
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