köken: From French phthore (an obsolete early synonym of fluor), from Ancient Greek φθορά (phthorá, “destruction, deterioration”), because of the corrosive action of hydrofluoric acid.
köken: Learned borrowing from French phthore (an obsolete early synonym of fluor) derived from Ancient Greek φθορά (phthorá, “deterioration”) on account of the corrosive nature of hydrofluoric acid. Russian фтор (ftor) is also from the same root, in contrast to most European languages which use derivatives of fluor.
köken: From Medieval Latin fluor, from Latin fluere (“to flow”).
Norveççefluor
Etimoloji
Compound of 弗 (futsu, used phonetically) + 素 (so, “chemical element”). First used by Morisaburō Ichikawa in Rika Nikki (1872). 弗 (futsu) was chosen for the initial fu, used by Udagawa Yōan in Seimi Kaisō (1837-1847) as 弗律阿里涅(フリュオリネ) from New Latin fluorine (not used today), and by Heijirō Takehara in Kagaku Nyūmon (1867-1870) as 弗律阿𠌃母(フリュオリウム) from New Latin fluorium. Other sources say it is from…