Etymology Explorer › English

Where does “triticin” come from?

triticin (English) comes from Translingual Triticum, from Latin trīticum, from Latin -icum, from Latin -icus, from Ancient Greek -ικός, from Ancient Greek -κός, from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos — -y, -ic.

triticin (English): A carbohydrate isomeric with dextrin

Definitions

  1. A carbohydrate isomeric with dextrin

Ancestry of “triticin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualTriticumgenus of wheat, also formerly the genus of...
2Latintrīticum—
3Latin-icumnominative neuter singular of -icus; accusative...
4Latin-icusbelonging to; derived from; of or pertaining to;...
5Ancient Greek-ικόςof or pertaining to, in the manner of; -ic
6Ancient Greek-κόςforms adjectives with the sense of 'of or...
7Proto-Indo-European-ḱos-y, -ic
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -ḱos →