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Where does “vanillic” come from?

vanillic (English) comes from English vanilla, from Spanish vainilla, from Spanish -illa, from Old Spanish -iella, from Latin -ella, from Latin -ellus, from Latin -ulus, from Proto-Italic -olos — Forms agent nouns from verbal roots.

vanillic (English): Of or pertaining to vanillin or vanillic acid

Definitions

  1. Of or pertaining to vanillin or vanillic acid

Ancestry of “vanillic”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishvanillaAny tropical, climbing orchid of the genus...
2Spanishvainillavanilla; vanilla sex; ladyfinger
3Spanish-illaAdded to feminine nouns to denote a diminutive...
4Old Spanish-iellaA diminutive suffix
5Latin-ellainflection of -ellus: ## nominative/vocative...
6Latin-ellusAlternative form of -ulus; "forming masculine...
7Latin-ulusUsed to form a diminutive of a noun, indicating...
8Proto-Italic-olos—
9Proto-Italic-elos—
10Proto-Indo-European-e-lós—
11Proto-Indo-European-lósForms agent nouns from verbal roots

Words derived from “vanillic”

  • homovanillic
  • vanillate
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