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Where does “delphinine” come from?

delphinine (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.

delphinine (English): A type of toxic alkaloid found in some plants in...

Definitions

  1. A type of toxic alkaloid found in some plants in...

Ancestry of “delphinine”, 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—
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