Where does “styracin” come from?

styracin (English) comes from English in, from Middle English in, from Old English in, from Proto-West Germanic *in.

styracin (English): A white crystalline substance extracted from gum...

Definitions

  1. A white crystalline substance extracted from gum...

Ancestry of “styracin”, step by step

styracin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishinUsed to indicate location, inclusion, or position...
2Middle EnglishinAny kind of accomodation; particularly; A home or...
3Old Englishinin; Alternative form of inn
4Proto-West Germanic*in

via English styrax

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishstyraxAny member of the genus "Styrax" of about 130...
Every word from Proto-West Germanic *inEvery word from Old English inEvery word from Middle English in