Where does “muricholic” come from?
muricholic (English) comes from English murine, from Latin murinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.
muricholic (English): Relating to a muricholic acid or its derivatives
Definitions
- Relating to a muricholic acid or its derivatives
Ancestry of “muricholic”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | murine | Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of, the... |
| 2 | Latin | murinus | mouse or rat; murine; mousy; grey |
| 3 | Latin | -īnus | — |
| 4 | Proto-Italic | -īnos | of/belonging to |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -iHnos | Creates adjectives of materials |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | -no- | adjectival suffix |