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Where does “carrageenan” come from?

carrageenan (English) comes from English carrageen, from Irish carraigín, from Irish -ín, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é.

carrageenan (English): A food additive made from a purified extract of...

Definitions

  1. A food additive made from a purified extract of...

Ancestry of “carrageenan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishcarrageenIrish moss
2IrishcarraigínIrish moss
3Irish-ínSuffix used to form diminutive nouns, sometimes...
4English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
5French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
6French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
7Middle French-é—
8Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
9Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
10Proto-Italic-ā—
11Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

Words derived from “carrageenan”

  • carrageenin
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