Etymology of the English word boron
the English word
boronderived from the English word
boraxderived from the Old French word
borasderived from the Medieval Latin word
boraxderived from the Arabic word
buraqderived from the Persian word
burahderived from the Middle Persian word
burakderived from the Pahlavi word
būrakderived from the English word
carbonderived from the French word
carbonederived from the Latin word
carbo (charcoal; glowing coal; pencil)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ker-Date
The earliest known usage of boron in English dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in English
borane,
boride,
boricUsage
Word found in Modern English
