Etymology of the English word heptachlor
the English word
heptachlorderived 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-using the English prefix
hepta-derived from the Greek prefix
hepta-, ἑπτα-
derived from the Greek word
hepta, ἑπτά (seven)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*septm₀derived from the English word
chlor-Usage
Word found in Modern English
