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Where does “abrine” come from?

abrine (English) comes from English abrin, from English -ín, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

abrine (English): An toxic amino acid obtained from jequirity...

Definitions

  1. An toxic amino acid obtained from jequirity...

Ancestry of “abrine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishabrinA toxin, akin to ricin, found in jequirity beans
2English-ín—
3EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
4Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
5Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
6Proto-West Germanic*in—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →