chloro- etymology

English word chloro- comes from Proto-Indo-European *ǵʰloū-

Detailed word origin of chloro-

Dictionary entryLanguageDefinition
*ǵʰloū- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
*ghlo- Proto-Indo-European (ine-pro)
χλωρός Ancient Greek (grc)
chloro- English (eng) (chemistry) Containing chlorine.. Green in color.