Etymology of the English word perchloroethylene
the English word
perchloroethylenederived from the English word
ethylenederived from the English word
ethylderived from the English word
etherderived from the Latin word
aether (upper air; ether; heaven)
derived from the Greek word
aither, αἰθήρ
derived from the Greek word
aithein, αἴθειν
using the English suffix
-ylusing the English suffix
-eneUsage
Word found in Modern English