English
haloadamantane
From halo- + adamantane.
Formed from halo- + adamantane
Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’
Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls ‘salt’
Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘sea, salt’
English halo-
Ancient Greek ἀδάμας ‘diamond’
English adamantane
Today it means
noun Any compound formally derived from adamantane by replacing one or more hydrogen atoms with a halogen
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / haloadamantane