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Where does “yamogenin” come from?

yamogenin (English) comes from English sapogenin, from English genin, from Ancient Greek γένος, from Proto-Hellenic génos, from Proto-Indo-European ǵénh₁os, from Proto-Indo-European ǵenh₁- — to produce, to beget, to give birth.

yamogenin (English): A sapogenin found in fenugreek and yams

Definitions

  1. A sapogenin found in fenugreek and yams

Ancestry of “yamogenin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishsapogeninThe steroid constituent of the glycoside...
2EnglishgeninThe steroid-related portion of some types of...
3Ancient Greekγένοςoffspring, descendant; family, clan; nation, race
4Proto-Hellenicgénosfamily; race
5Proto-Indo-Europeanǵénh₁osrace, lineage
6Proto-Indo-Europeanǵenh₁-to produce, to beget, to give birth
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