Where does “teflonare” come from?

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

teflonare (Italian): to coat with teflon

Definitions

  1. to coat with teflon

Ancestry of “teflonare”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianteflonteflon
2EnglishTeflonHaving an undamageable reputation
3Englishfluoro-fluorine; fluorescent
4English‐o‐—
5Latin‐o‐—
6Ancient Greek-ό-—
Every word from Ancient Greek -ό- →Every word from Latin ‐o‐ →Every word from English ‐o‐ →