Etymograph

English

hydrochlorination

By surface analysis, hydro + chlorination, or, by surface analysis, hydro- + chlorinate + -ion.

Equivalent to hydro + chlorination

Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’

Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’

Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’

Ancient Greek ὕδωρ ‘water’

English hydro

Today it means

noun Reaction with hydrogen chloride (HCl) or hydrochloric acid, HCl(aq).

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

Etymograph / hydrochlorination