Where does “teflon” come from?

teflon (Italian) comes from English Teflon, from English fluoro-, from English ‐o‐, from Latin ‐o‐, from Ancient Greek -ό-.

teflon (Italian): teflon

Definitions

  1. teflon

Ancestry of “teflon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishTeflonHaving an undamageable reputation
2Englishfluoro-fluorine; fluorescent
3English‐o‐—
4Latin‐o‐—
5Ancient Greek-ό-—

Words derived from “teflon”

Every word from Ancient Greek -ό- →Every word from Latin ‐o‐ →Every word from English ‐o‐ →