Where does “pukateine” come from?
pukateine (English) comes from English pukatea, from Maori puka, from English Book, from German būch, from Middle High German buoch, from Old High German buoh, from Proto-Germanic bōk, from Proto-Germanic bakaną — to bake, to roast, to fry.
pukateine (English): An alkaloid found in the bark of the pukatea
Definitions
- An alkaloid found in the bark of the pukatea
Ancestry of “pukateine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | pukatea | Laurelia novae-zelandiae, a tree of New Zealand |
| 2 | Maori | puka | — |
| 3 | English | Book | the Bible |
| 4 | German | būch | book collection of sheets of paper bound together to hinge at one edge; long work fit for publication |
| 5 | Middle High German | buoch | — |
| 6 | Old High German | buoh | book |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bōk | — |
| 8 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |