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Where does “glucoraphanin” come from?

glucoraphanin (English) comes from English raphanin, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

glucoraphanin (English): A particular glucosinolate found in broccoli and...

Definitions

  1. A particular glucosinolate found in broccoli and...

Ancestry of “glucoraphanin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishraphaninThe main sulfur component found in radish seeds...
2EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
3Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
4Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
5Proto-West Germanic*in—
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *in →