Where does “astragalin” come from?
astragalin (English) comes from English astragal, from Ancient Greek ἀστράγαλος, from Ancient Greek ὀστέον, from Ancient Greek κλάσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς, from Ancient Greek -τις, from Proto-Indo-European -tis — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
astragalin (English): A chemical compound, a 3-O-glucoside of...
Definitions
- A chemical compound, a 3-O-glucoside of...
Ancestry of “astragalin”, step by step
astragalin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English astragal
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | astragal | Synonym of astragalus: the bone forming the ball... |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | ἀστράγαλος | one of the vertebrae, especially of the neck; the... |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | ὀστέον | bone; bones of the earth = rock; stone of fruit |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | κλάσις | breaking, fracture; bending of the knee joint,... |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |