myEtymology.com: English etymology of chloroformed

Etymology of the English word chloroformed

the English word chloroformed

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-