Where does “ellagitannin” come from?
ellagitannin (English) comes from English ellagic, from French galle, from Latin galla, from Gaulish gallā, from Proto-Germanic gallǭ, from Proto-Indo-European ǵʰelh₃- — to flourish; green, yellow.
ellagitannin (English): Any of a group of tannins, related to ellagic...
Definitions
- Any of a group of tannins, related to ellagic...
Ancestry of “ellagitannin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | ellagic | Of or pertaining to gallnuts |
| 2 | French | galle | gall |
| 3 | Latin | galla | the oak apple, gall-nut; a harsh, sour kind of... |
| 4 | Gaulish | gallā | vessel |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gallǭ | gall, bile |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰelh₃- | to flourish; green, yellow |