Where does “allicin” come from?

allicin (English) comes from English -cin, from English colicin, from French colicine.

allicin (English): An organic compound, "diallyl thiosulfinate",...

Definitions

  1. An organic compound, "diallyl thiosulfinate",...

Ancestry of “allicin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-cinbacteriocin
2EnglishcolicinAny of a class of proteins, secreted by certain strains of bacteria, that kill but do not lyse other strains
3Frenchcolicine—
Every word from French colicine →