myEtymology.com: English etymology of chlordane

Etymology of the English word chlordane

the English word chlordane

derived from the English word indene

derived from the English word indole

derived from the English word indigo

derived from the Spanish word indico

derived from the Latin word indicere (declare publicly; proclaim, announce)

using the Latin prefix in- (suffix for no)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ne (not)

derived from the Latin word dicere (to say, to speak; name, call; appoint; say, declare, state; talk, speak; make speech)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *deik- (to show, to pronounce solemnly; to throw)

derived from the Greek word Indikos

derived from the Latin word cere

derived from the Latin word facere (to make; act, take action, be active; compose, write; classify; do, make; create; make, build, construct; produce; produce by growth; bring forth)

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

using the Latin prefix sub-

derived from the Late Latin word sub (under)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *upo

derived from the French word interdir

derived from the Spanish word índigo

derived from the Latin word Indicus (Indian)

derived from the Dutch word indigo

using the English suffix -ole

using the English prefix ind-

using the English suffix -ene

using the English prefix chloro-

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

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

using the English suffix -ane

derived from the English word chlor-

Date

The earliest known usage of chlordane in English dates from the 20th century.

Usage

Word found in Modern English