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phosgene
Phosgene comes from Ancient Greek φῶς ‘light’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘shine’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéh₂osreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰáwosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφάος‘light’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφῶςphôs‘light’
- Englishearliest quotation 2006phosgene
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰeh₂-‘shine’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*bʰéh₂osreconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*pʰáwosreconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEφάος‘light’
- Ancient Greek, derivedc. 800–300 BCEφῶςphôs‘light’
- Englishearliest quotation 2006phosgene
Earliest quotation: 2006, Thomas Pynchon, Against the Day: “‘Poison gas’?” A new one on Lew. But Dr.…”
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- ‘shine’
focus, professor, famous, fuel, phone, favor, favourite, ban, fantasy, ben, phase, fate, fancy, fame, profession, fatal, bee, fairy, fabulous, abandon, emphasis, infant, confession, confess, phenomenon, beacon, beck, phantom, boon, symphony, eff, fab, fay, fable, foyer, banish, prophetic, bane, buoy, epiphany, 128 more
through Ancient Greek φῶς ‘light’
Today it means
noun carbonyl chloride
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₂- / phosgene