Where does “kloru” come from?

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

kloru (Maltese): chlorine

Definitions

  1. chlorine

Ancestry of “kloru”, step by step

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