Where does “ilixanthin” come from?

ilixanthin (English) comes from English xanthin, from English xanthine, from French xanthine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

ilixanthin (English): A yellow dye obtained from holly leaves

Definitions

  1. A yellow dye obtained from holly leaves

Ancestry of “ilixanthin”, step by step

ilixanthin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English xanthin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishxanthinAlternative spelling of xanthine
2EnglishxanthineAny of a group of alkaloids that include...
3Frenchxanthinexanthine
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—

via English Ilex

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIlexHolm oak (Quercus ilex)
2Latinīlexholm oak (Quercus ilex)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from French -ine →Every word from Latin -a →