Where does “ricinine” come from?

ricinine (English) comes from Latin ricinus, from Proto-Indo-European rik- — nit.

ricinine (English): An alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the...

Definitions

  1. An alkaloid extracted from the seeds of the...

Ancestry of “ricinine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinricinustick; castor oil plant, "Ricinus"; mulberry seeds
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-nit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rik- →Every word from Latin ricinus →