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Where does “geranine” come from?

geranine (English) comes from English Geranium, from Latin geranium, from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον, from Ancient Greek -ῐον, from Proto-Indo-European -yós — Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems.

geranine (English): An astringent obtained from the root of the...

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  1. An astringent obtained from the root of the...

Ancestry of “geranine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGeranium—
2Latingeranium—
3Ancient Greekγερᾰ́νῐον—
4Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
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