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Where does “etolin” come from?

etolin (English) comes from English etiolate, from French étiolé, from French étioler, from French étieuler, from Old French estuble, from Latin stipula, from Proto-Italic stipelā, from Proto-Italic stips — be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect.

etolin (English): A yellowish pigment found in plants grown in...

Definitions

  1. A yellowish pigment found in plants grown in...

Ancestry of “etolin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishetiolateTo make pale through lack of light, especially of...
2Frenchétiolépast participle of étioler
3Frenchétiolerto etiolate
4Frenchétieuler—
5Old Frenchestublestubble
6Latinstipulastalk; stubble; straw
7Proto-Italicstipelāstraw
8Proto-Italicstipsstalk
9Proto-Indo-Europeansteyp-be stiff, erect; to be stiff; erect; stiff, erect
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