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Where does “coptisine” come from?

coptisine (English) comes from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.

coptisine (English): A bitter alkaloid found in Chinese goldthread

Definitions

  1. A bitter alkaloid found in Chinese goldthread

Ancestry of “coptisine”, step by step

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

Words derived from “coptisine”

  • コプチシン
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →