Where does “arbutin” come from?

arbutin (English) comes from English Arbutus, from taxonomic name Arbutus, from Latin arbutus — strawberry tree.

arbutin (English): A glycoside of hydroquinone, found in bearberry,...

Definitions

  1. A glycoside of hydroquinone, found in bearberry,...

Ancestry of “arbutin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishArbutusA strawberry tree, any of the flowering plants in the genus Arbutus
2taxonomic nameArbutus—
3Latinarbutusstrawberry tree
Every word from Latin arbutus →Every word from taxonomic name Arbutus →Every word from English Arbutus →