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Where does “petunidin” come from?

petunidin (English) comes from English petunia, from New Latin Petunia, from French petun, from Portuguese petum, from Paraguayan Guaraní pety.

petunidin (English): An anthocyanidin responsible for the dark red or...

Definitions

  1. An anthocyanidin responsible for the dark red or...

Ancestry of “petunidin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpetuniaAny of the flowering plants of genus "Petunia",...
2New LatinPetunia—
3FrenchpetunAlternative form of pétun; the tobacco plant;...
4Portuguesepetumtobacco
5Paraguayan Guaranípety—
Every word from Paraguayan Guaraní pety →