Etymology of the French word chlore
the French word
chlorederived from the Greek word
chloros, χλωρός (greenish; verdant, dun-colored)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*ghel-Date
The earliest known usage of chlore in French dates from the 19th century.
Derivations in French
chlorate,
chloré,
chlorique,
chlorure,
chlorhydrate,
chloreux,
hypochlorique,
hypochloriteDerivations in other languages
Romanian
clorCognates
Dutch
chloor, English
chlorine, German
Chlor, Icelandic
klór, Italian
cloro, Lithuanian
chloras, Swedish
klor
