Where does “esternina” come from?

esternina (Galician) comes from French strychnine, from Latin strychnos, from Ancient Greek στρύχνος.

esternina (Galician): strychnine

Definitions

  1. strychnine

Ancestry of “esternina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstrychninestrychnine
2LatinstrychnosA kind of nightshade
3Ancient Greekστρύχνος—
Every word from Ancient Greek στρύχνος →Every word from Latin strychnos →Every word from French strychnine →