Where does “agaricin” come from?

agaricin (English) comes from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

agaricin (English): An organic tricarboxylic acid (fatty acid) found in fungi

Definitions

  1. An organic tricarboxylic acid (fatty acid) found in fungi

Ancestry of “agaricin”, step by step

agaricin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in

via English agaric

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishagaricAny of various fungi, principally of the order...
2Latinagaricumlarch fungus, tinder fungus
3Ancient Greekἀγαρικόνtype of tree-fungus, Phellinus pomaceus
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *inEvery word from Old English inEvery word from Middle English in