Where does “ergoalkaloid” come from?
ergoalkaloid (English) comes from English alkaloid, from English alkali, from French alcali, from Medieval Latin alcali, from Arabic اَلْقِلْي.
ergoalkaloid (English): Any of many alkaloids found in ergot
Definitions
- Any of many alkaloids found in ergot
Ancestry of “ergoalkaloid”, step by step
ergoalkaloid traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English alkaloid
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | alkaloid | Any of many organic heterocyclic bases that occur... |
| 2 | English | alkali | One of a class of caustic bases, such as soda,... |
| 3 | French | alcali | alkali |
| 4 | Medieval Latin | alcali | — |
| 5 | Arabic | اَلْقِلْي | — |
via English ergot
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | ergot | Any fungus in the genus Claviceps which are... |
| 2 | French | ergot | spur of a male member of Galliformes; ergot |
| 3 | Old French | argot | spur |