Where does “glycoalkaloid” come from?

glycoalkaloid (English) comes from English alkaloid, from English alkali, from French alcali, from Medieval Latin alcali, from Arabic اَلْقِلْي.

glycoalkaloid (English): Any of a class of alkaloid glycosides, most of...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of alkaloid glycosides, most of...

Ancestry of “glycoalkaloid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishalkaloidAny of many organic heterocyclic bases that occur...
2EnglishalkaliOne of a class of caustic bases, such as soda,...
3Frenchalcalialkali
4Medieval Latinalcali—
5Arabicاَلْقِلْي—
Every word from Arabic اَلْقِلْي →Every word from Medieval Latin alcali →Every word from French alcali →