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Where does “chlorum” come from?

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

chlorum (Latin): chlorine

Definitions

  1. chlorine

Ancestry of “chlorum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekχλωρόςgreenish-yellow, pale green; pale, pallid; fresh,...
2Proto-Indo-Europeanghlo-—

Words derived from “chlorum”

  • chloro
  • clorico
  • cloro
  • cloruro
  • tetracloruro
  • policloruro
  • cloromenite
  • percloruro
  • cloropicrina
  • clorurare
  • clorofillina
  • clorothionite
  • tricloruro
  • bicloruro
  • clorotiazide
  • cloroprene
  • perclorico
  • cloroxifite
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