English word iodine comes from English phyllo- (Leaf, leaves.), Ancient Greek ἰοειδής

Detailed word origin of iodine

Dictionary entry	Language	Definition
phyllo-	English (eng)	Leaf, leaves.
ἰοειδής	Ancient Greek (grc)
iode	French (fra)	Iodine (element).
iodine	English (eng)	(transitive) to treat with iodine. (countable, uncountable, obsolete) An iodide.. A chemical element (symbol: I) with an atomic number of 53; one of the halogens.. An antiseptic incorporating the element.

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