myEtymology.com: English etymology of methoxychlor

Etymology of the English word methoxychlor

the English word methoxychlor

using the English prefix methoxy-

using the English prefix meth-

using the English prefix oxy-

derived from the English word trichloroethane

derived from the English word chlorine

derived from the English word chlor-

using the English suffix -ine

derived from the Greek word chloros, χλωρός (greenish; verdant, dun-colored)

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

Word found in Modern English