Where does “colchicine” come from?

colchicine (Dutch) comes from German Colchicin, from Latin colchicum, from Ancient Greek κολχικόν, from Ancient Greek Κολχικός — Colchian.

colchicine (Dutch): colchicine

Definitions

  1. colchicine

Ancestry of “colchicine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanColchicin—
2Latincolchicumnominative neuter singular of colchicus;...
3Ancient Greekκολχικόνautumn crocus
4Ancient GreekΚολχικόςColchian

Words derived from “colchicine”

Every word from Ancient Greek Κολχικός →Every word from Ancient Greek κολχικόν →Every word from Latin colchicum →