Where does “arginine” come from?

Arginine comes from German Arginin, derived from Ancient Greek ἀργινόεις, from ἀργός meaning "shining" or "white," ultimately from Proto-Indo-European roots meaning "not" and "one."

arginine (English): An amino acid found in animal foods that plays an...

Definitions

  1. An amino acid found in animal foods that plays an...

Ancestry of “arginine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanArgininarginine
2Ancient Greekἀργινόειςbrightly shining, white
3Ancient Greek-εις-ful
4Proto-Indo-European-wéntsForms possessive adjectives from nominal stems

Words derived from “arginine”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wénts →Every word from Ancient Greek -εις →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀργινόεις →