Where does “plantaricin” come from?

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

plantaricin (English): Any of a class of bacteriocins produced by the...

Definitions

  1. Any of a class of bacteriocins produced by the...

Ancestry of “plantaricin”, 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 colicineEvery word from English -cinEvery word from English colicin