English

haloaldehyde

From halo- + aldehyde.

Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’

Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls ‘salt’

Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘sea, salt’

English halo-

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’

German Aldehyd

Today it means

noun Any halogenated derivative of an aldehyde

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / haloaldehyde