Where does “geranin” come from?

geranin (English) comes from Translingual Geranium, from Ancient Greek γέρανος, from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- — to grow old, to mature.

geranin (English): Any of a class of proanthocyanidins found in...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of proanthocyanidins found in...

Ancestry of “geranin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualGeraniumgenus and Erodium}}
2Ancient Greekγέρανοςa crane, "Grus cinerea"; a crane; a type of dance
3Proto-Indo-Europeanǵerh₂-to grow old, to mature
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ǵerh₂- →Every word from Ancient Greek γέρανος →Every word from Translingual Geranium →
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