Where does “aleuronic” come from?

aleuronic (English) comes from English aleurone, from Ancient Greek ἄλευρον — wheat flour; meal.

aleuronic (English): Of or pertaining to aleurone

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to aleurone

Ancestry of “aleuronic”, step by step

aleuronic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English aleurone

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishaleuroneThe protein content of the embryo, endosperm, or...
2Ancient Greekἄλευρονwheat flour; meal

via French aleuronique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchaleuronique—
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄλευρον →Every word from English aleurone →