Where does “pentocin” come from?

pentocin (English) comes from English -cin, from English colicin, from French colicine.

pentocin (English): A particular bacteriocin produced by the...

Definitions

  1. A particular bacteriocin produced by the...

Ancestry of “pentocin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-cinbacteriocin
2EnglishcolicinAny of a class of proteins, secreted by certain strains of bacteria, that kill but do not lyse other strains
3Frenchcolicine—
Every word from French colicine →Every word from English -cin →Every word from English colicin →