English word fluorine comes from English phyllo- (Leaf, leaves.), Latin fluor (Flow (act of flowing).)

Detailed word origin of fluorine

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
phyllo-	English (eng)	Leaf, leaves.
fluor	Latin (lat)	Flow (act of flowing).
fluorine	English (eng)	(chemistry, countable) A single atom of this element.. (uncountable) The chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9.

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