Where does “moringic acid” come from?

moringic acid (English) comes from English moringa, from Translingual Moringa, from Tamil முருங்கை — moringa, drumstick, horseradish tree.

moringic acid (English): An organic acid obtained from ben oil

Definitions

  1. An organic acid obtained from ben oil

Ancestry of “moringic acid”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmoringaAny of several trees, of genus "Moringa", that...
2TranslingualMoringagenus
3Tamilமுருங்கைmoringa, drumstick, horseradish tree
Every word from Tamil முருங்கை →Every word from Translingual Moringa →Every word from English moringa →