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Where does “amanitin” come from?

amanitin (English) comes from English amanita, from Ancient Greek ἀμανίτης, from Latin phallus, from Latin -oides, from Greek -ο, from Ancient Greek εἶδος, from Spanish -scopio, from Latin -scopium — to see, to look, to observe.

amanitin (English): A bicyclic oligopeptide, found in "Amanita...

Definitions

  1. A bicyclic oligopeptide, found in "Amanita...

Ancestry of “amanitin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamanitaAny of very many agaric mushrooms, of the genus...
2Ancient Greekἀμανίτης—
3Latinphallusan iconic phallic figure of the male member borne...
4Latin-oides-like, -form
5Greek-οending for "accusative singular" forms ; and some...
6Ancient GreekεἶδοςThat which is seen: form, image, shape;...
7Spanish-scopio-scope
8Latin-scopium—
9Ancient GreekσκοπέωI look, look at, behold; I examine, inspect; 413...
10Ancient Greekσκοπόςwatcher, lookout; protector, guardian; spy, scout
11Ancient GreekσκέπτομαιI look at, examine; I examine, consider, think
12Proto-Hellenicsképťomaito look at
13Proto-Indo-Europeanspéḱyetito be looking at, to keep looking at
14Proto-Indo-Europeanspeḱ-to see, to look, to observe
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