Etymology of the English word dechlorinate
the English word
dechlorinateusing the English prefix
de- (a suffix which indicates the removal, separation, descent, etc)
derived from the Old French prefix
de-derived from the Late Latin prefix
de-derived from the Latin word
de (away; down)
derived from the English word
chlorinateusing the English suffix
-atederived from 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-Usage
Word found in Modern English
