English

halophenol

From halo- + phenol.

Proto-Indo-European *sḗh₂l ‘salt’

Proto-Hellenic *hā́ls ‘salt’

Ancient Greek ἅλς ‘sea, salt’

English halo-

Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘to shine, glow light’

Proto-Indo-European *bʰh₂nyéti

Proto-Hellenic *pʰáňňō ‘to appear’

Ancient Greek φαίνω ‘to clear’

French phène

Today it means

noun Any halogen derivative of a phenol

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

Etymograph / halophenol