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Where does “lutein” come from?

lutein (English) comes from English -ín, from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

lutein (English): A yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed...

Definitions

  1. A yellow carotenoid pigment, widely distributed...

Ancestry of “lutein”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-ín—
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—

Words derived from “lutein”

  • luteinization
  • luteoma
  • luteinize
  • luteinisation
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