Where does “cloroformio” come from?

cloroformio (Italian) comes from Italian cloro, from New Latin chlorum, from Ancient Greek χλωρός, from Proto-Indo-European ghlo-.

cloroformio (Italian): chloroform

Definitions

  1. chloroform

Ancestry of “cloroformio”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianclorochlorine
2New Latinchlorumchlorine
3Ancient Greekχλωρόςgreenish-yellow, pale green; pale, pallid; fresh,...
4Proto-Indo-Europeanghlo-—

Words derived from “cloroformio”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghlo- →Every word from Ancient Greek χλωρός →Every word from New Latin chlorum →