Where does “strychnine” come from?

strychnine (Dutch) comes from French strychnine, from Latin strychnos, from Ancient Greek στρύχνος.

strychnine (Dutch): strychnine

Definitions

  1. strychnine

Ancestry of “strychnine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstrychninestrychnine
2LatinstrychnosA kind of nightshade
3Ancient Greekστρύχνος—
Every word from Ancient Greek στρύχνος →Every word from Latin strychnos →Every word from French strychnine →