Question about the linguistics of chemistry currently Occupying my brain

[pauamma]

Why is it *checks toothpaste tube label* -ide in English, Dutch, and Spanish, but -ure/-uro in French and Italian? (At least for fluoride, but chloride uses the -ure suffix in French at least.)

Comments

[silverflight8]

I know the IUPAC governs and standardizes chemical names in English, so I wonder if that's what's going on elsewhere - different bodies regulating the names?

[pauamma]

Hmm. Could be. Need to look at that. Thanks for pointing me in the direction of chemistry (international/national) governing bodies.