Where does “-arabine” come from?
-arabine (English) comes from English arabinoside, from English arabinose, from English arabin, from English arabic, from Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός, from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ, from Arabic عَرَب — to flow sharply.
Ancestry of “-arabine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | arabinoside | A glycoside which yields arabinose after being... |
| 2 | English | arabinose | An aldopentose that occurs most often in... |
| 3 | English | arabin | A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found... |
| 4 | English | arabic | — |
| 5 | Latin | arabicus | Arabic |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραβικός | — |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | Ἄραψ | Arab; Arabian |
| 8 | Arabic | عَرَب | Arabs; Arab |
| 9 | Arabic | عَرَبَ | to flow sharply |