Bromo
/ˈbroʊ.moʊ/noun
A chemical combining form referring to bromine or compounds containing bromine.
Did you know?Bromine’s name comes from Ancient Greek βρῶμος (brōmos), meaning “stench,” because the newly isolated liquid gave off intensely irritating, foul-smelling fumes.
Etymological Timeline
Ancient Greek
Greek
βρῶμος (brōmos)
“Stench or foul odor”
19th Century
French
brome
“Bromine, the reddish-brown, strongly smelling chemical element”
1826
German
Brom
“The chemical element bromine, named from its offensive odor”
19th Century
English
bromine
“A volatile reddish-brown halogen element”
Modern English
English
bromo-
“A combining form meaning relating to bromine or containing bromine”