Where does “галоге́н” come from?

галоге́н (Russian) comes from Ancient Greek ἅλς, from Ancient Greek -ῐος, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

галоге́н (Russian): halogen (any element of group 7)

Definitions

  1. halogen (any element of group 7)

Ancestry of “галоге́н”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἅλςsalt; brine; sea
2Ancient Greek-ῐοςbelonging to; of”, “belonging to”, “pertaining to
3Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “галоге́н”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἅλς →