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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

  1. A weak base identical with betaine

Ancestry of “lycine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualLycium—
2Ancient Greekλύκιονdyer's buckthorn
3Ancient GreekΛυκίαinflection of Λύκιος : ## nominative/vocative...
4Ancient Greek-ῐ́ᾱ{{l|en|-ia}}; "suffix forming abstract feminine...
5Proto-Indo-European-íh₂—
6Proto-Indo-European-h₂Creates collective nouns, which refer to groups...
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