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...

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “geranine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishGeraniumAny flowering plant of the genus Geranium, of family Geraniaceae
2Latingeranium—
3Ancient Greekγερᾰ́νῐονcranesbill (Geranium tuberosum)
4Ancient Greek-ῐονdiminutive suffix; "suffix forming...
5Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -yós →Every word from Ancient Greek -ῐον →Every word from Ancient Greek γερᾰ́νῐον →