Etymology of the English word chlorine
the English word
chlorinederived from the English word
chlor-using the English suffix
-inederived from the Greek word
chloros, χλωρός (greenish; verdant, dun-colored)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghel-Derivations in English
antichlor,
chloracne,
chloric,
chlorinate,
chlorinity,
chlorous,
chloral,
heptachlor,
chloride,
methoxychlorCognates
Dutch
chloor, French
chlore, German
Chlor, Icelandic
klór, Italian
cloro, Lithuanian
chloras, Swedish
klorUsage
Word found in Modern English
