Where does “cucurbitacin” come from?

cucurbitacin (English) comes from Translingual Cucurbita, from Latin cucurbita — gourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt.

cucurbitacin (English): Any of a class of bitter steroids, found in...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of bitter steroids, found in...

Ancestry of “cucurbitacin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualCucurbitagenus
2Latincucurbitagourd, cucurbit, including watermelon; dolt
Every word from Latin cucurbita →Every word from Translingual Cucurbita →