myEtymology.com: English etymology of fluorescent

Etymology of the English word fluorescent

the English word fluorescent

derived from the English word fluorescence

derived from the English word fluor

derived from the Latin word fluor

using the English suffix -escence

derived from the English word fluorspar

using the English prefix fluor-

derived from the English word spar

derived from the Low German word spar

derived from the Latin word fluor

using the English suffix -escent