Where does “quercetin” come from?

quercetin (English) comes from Translingual Quercus, from Latin quercus, from Proto-Italic kʷerkus, from Proto-Indo-European pérkus, from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- — oak.

quercetin (English): A flavonol found in many fruits, vegetables,...

Definitions

  1. A flavonol found in many fruits, vegetables,...

Ancestry of “quercetin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualQuercusoak genus; genus of oak
2LatinquercusAn oak, oak-tree, especially the Italian oak; Of...
3Proto-Italickʷerkus—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
5Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak

Words derived from “quercetin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pérkus →Every word from Proto-Italic kʷerkus →
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