Where does “lycine” come from?
lycine (English) comes from Translingual Lycium, from Ancient Greek λύκιον, from Ancient Greek Λυκία, from Ancient Greek -ῐ́ᾱ, from Proto-Indo-European -íh₂, from Proto-Indo-European -h₂ — Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
lycine (English): A weak base identical with betaine
Definitions
- A weak base identical with betaine
Ancestry of “lycine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Translingual | Lycium | — |
| 2 | Ancient Greek | λύκιον | dyer's buckthorn |
| 3 | Ancient Greek | Λυκία | inflection of Λύκιος :
## nominative/vocative... |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | -ῐ́ᾱ | {{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -íh₂ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -h₂ | Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups... |