Where does “chloroformum” come from?
chloroformum (Latin) comes from English chloroform, from French chloroforme — chloroform.
chloroformum (Latin): chloroform
Definitions
- chloroform
Ancestry of “chloroformum”, step by step
chloroformum traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English chloroform
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | chloroform | A halogenated hydrocarbon, trichloromethane,... |
| 2 | French | chloroforme | chloroform |
via German Chloroform
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Chloroform | chloroform |