Where does “tetracloruro” come from?

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

tetracloruro (Italian): tetrachloride

Definitions

  1. tetrachloride

Ancestry of “tetracloruro”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianclorurochloride; first-person singular present of...
2Italianclorochlorine
3New Latinchlorumchlorine
4Ancient Greekχλωρόςgreenish-yellow, pale green; pale, pallid; fresh,...
5Proto-Indo-Europeanghlo-—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghlo- →Every word from Ancient Greek χλωρός →Every word from New Latin chlorum →