Where does “chlor” come from?

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

chlor (Polish): chlorine

Definitions

  1. chlorine

Ancestry of “chlor”, step by step

chlor traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via New Latin chlorum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinchlorumchlorine
2Ancient Greekχλωρόςgreenish-yellow, pale green; pale, pallid; fresh,...
3Proto-Indo-Europeanghlo-—

via Polish chlać

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishchlaćto drink greedily, to guzzle

Words derived from “chlor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ghlo- →Every word from Ancient Greek χλωρός →Every word from New Latin chlorum →