myEtymology.com: English etymology of picloram

Etymology of the English word picloram

the English word picloram

derived from the English word amine

derived from the English word ammonium

derived from the English word ammonia

using the English suffix -ium

using the English suffix -ine

using the English prefix chloro-

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

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

derived from the English word picoline

derived from the Late Latin word pix (pitch, tar)

using the New Latin suffix -ine

using the New Latin suffix -ol

Word found in Modern English