Where does “ricin” come from?

ricin (French) comes from Latin ricinus, from Proto-Indo-European rik- — nit.

ricin (French): castor; A tick of the species "Ixodes ricinus"

Definitions

  1. castor; A tick of the species "Ixodes ricinus"

Ancestry of “ricin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinricinustick; castor oil plant, "Ricinus"; mulberry seeds
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-nit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rik- →Every word from Latin ricinus →
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