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Where does “calendulin” come from?

calendulin (English) comes from English calendula, from New Latin calendula, from Latin Kalendae, from Proto-Italic kalēō, from Proto-Indo-European ḱelh₁- — to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot.

calendulin (English): A gummy or mucilaginous substance obtained from...

Definitions

  1. A gummy or mucilaginous substance obtained from...

Ancestry of “calendulin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcalendulaAny plant of the genus "Calendula", with yellow...
2New Latincalendula—
3LatinKalendaeKalends, first day of the month
4Proto-Italickalēō—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱelh₁-to warm up, to be hot; to warm up, be hot
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