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Where does “fluor” come from?

fluor (Latin) comes from Latin -or, from Proto-Italic -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -ōs, from Proto-Indo-European -oss, from Proto-Indo-European -os — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

fluor (Latin): flow

Definitions

  1. flow

Ancestry of “fluor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latin-orused to form a third-declension masculine...
2Proto-Italic-ōsCreates masculine action nouns or result nouns...
3Proto-Indo-European-ōsCreates masculine and feminine action nouns or...
4Proto-Indo-European-oss—
5Proto-Indo-European-osCreates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...

Words derived from “fluor”

  • fluoride
  • fluorine
  • fluoridation
  • hexafluoride
  • fluorination
  • trifluoride
  • difluoride
  • tetrafluoride
  • defluorination
  • oxyfluoride
  • pentafluoride
  • monofluoride
  • fluorided
  • organofluorine
  • fluorinate
  • borofluoride
  • radiofluorination
  • antifluoridation
  • heptafluoride
  • phenylmethanesulfonylfluoride
  • difluorine
  • defluorinate
  • electrofluorination
  • antifluoride
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