myEtymology.com: English etymology of chorine

Etymology of the English word chorine

the English word chorine

derived from the English word chorus

derived from the Latin word chorus (choir; singing; sanctuary; chorus; choral passage in a play; dancing; round, ring dance; dancers)

derived from the Greek word choros, χορός, χῶρος (a ring; round dance ('choir')

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

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

using the English suffix -ine

Word found in Modern English