Where does “succinic” come from?

Succinic comes from French succinique, from Latin succinicus, derived from Latin succinum meaning amber, with the adjective-forming suffix -icus ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -kos.

succinic (English): Of or pertaining to succinic acid

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to succinic acid

Ancestry of “succinic”, step by step

succinic traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin succinum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1LatinsuccinumAlternative form of sūcinum; amber
2Latinsucinumamber
3Latin-nus-an
4Proto-Italic-nosCreates verbal adjectives from verb stems
5Proto-Indo-European-nósCreates verbal adjectives from roots

via French succinique

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchsucciniquesuccinic

Words derived from “succinic

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -nósEvery word from Latin -nusEvery word from Latin sucinum