Where does “antibiotin” come from?
antibiotin (English) comes from English biotin, from German Biotin, from German -īn, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
antibiotin (English): that reacts with biotin
Definitions
- that reacts with biotin
Ancestry of “antibiotin”, step by step
antibiotin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English biotin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | biotin | A sulfur-containing member of the vitamin B... |
| 2 | German | Biotin | biotin |
| 3 | German | -īn | creates the female form for many nouns for living beings; umlaut usually occurs in monosyllables, but rarely in polysyllables |
| 4 | Latin | -īnus | of or pertaining to; -ine |
| 5 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |