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Where does “quercitannin” come from?

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

quercitannin (English): tannic acid derived from oak galls

Definitions

  1. tannic acid derived from oak galls

Ancestry of “quercitannin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinquercusAn oak, oak-tree, especially the Italian oak; Of...
2Proto-Italickʷerkus—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpérkusoak
4Proto-Indo-Europeanperkʷ-oak
Every word from Proto-Indo-European perkʷ- →