Etymograph

English

halobenzoic

From halo- + benzoic.

A compound of halo- + benzoic

Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’

Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls ‘salt’

Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘sea, salt’

English halo-

Today it means

adj Relating to any halogen-substituted benzoic acid

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

Etymograph / halobenzoic