myEtymology.com: English etymology of chlorohydrin

Etymology of the English word chlorohydrin

the English word chlorohydrin

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 prefix hydro-

derived from the Greek word hudor, Yδωρ, ὕδωρ (water)

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

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

using the English suffix -in

derived from the English word chloro-

derived from the English word hydr-

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

Word found in Modern English