Etymograph

English

haloorganic

From halo- + organic.

Formed from halo- + organic

Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’

Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls ‘salt’

Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘sea, salt’

English halo-

Latin organicus ‘instrumental; organic’

Old French organique

Middle English organic ‘functioning like an organ’

English organic

Today it means

adj An organic compound containing at least one halogen atom, for example bromine, chlorine, iodine.

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

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