Etymograph

English

haloanthracene

From halo- + anthracene.

Formed from halo- + anthracene

Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’

Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls ‘salt’

Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘sea, salt’

English halo-

Ancient Greek ἄνθραξ ‘coal’

French anthracène

English anthracene

Today it means

noun Any halogenated derivative of anthracene

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

Etymograph / haloanthracene