Etymology Explorer
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Where does “adenina” come from?
adenina (Basque) comes from Spanish adenina, from German Adenin, from Ancient Greek ἀδήν — gland.
Ancestry of “adenina”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Spanish
adenina
adenine
2
German
Adenin
adenine
3
Ancient Greek
ἀδήν
gland
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