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Where does “taraxacin” come from?

taraxacin (English) comes from Translingual Taraxacum, from Medieval Latin taraxacum, from Arabic طَرَخْشَقُون, from Middle Persian *tarrag-ī škōhān.

taraxacin (English): A bitter glycoside, extracted from dandelion,...

Definitions

  1. A bitter glycoside, extracted from dandelion,...

Ancestry of “taraxacin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualTaraxacum—
2Medieval Latintaraxacum—
3Arabicطَرَخْشَقُون—
4Middle Persian*tarrag-ī škōhān—
Every word from Middle Persian *tarrag-ī škōhān →