myEtymology.com: English etymology of bromoform

Etymology of the English word bromoform

the English word bromoform

using the English prefix bromo-

derived from the English word chloroform

derived from the English word formyl

derived from the English word formic

derived from the Latin word formica (ant)

using the English suffix -yl

using the English prefix chloro-

derived from the Greek word chloros, χλωρός (greenish; verdant, dun-colored)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghel-

derived from the English word chloro-