Where does “Arachidonsäure” come from?

Arachidonsäure (German) comes from Translingual Arachis, from Ancient Greek ἄραχος, from Ancient Greek ἄρακος — wild chickling vetch, Lathyrus annuus.

Arachidonsäure (German): arachidonic acid

Definitions

  1. arachidonic acid

Ancestry of “Arachidonsäure”, step by step

Arachidonsäure traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Translingual Arachis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualArachisgenus
2Ancient Greekἄραχος—
3Ancient Greekἄρακοςwild chickling vetch, Lathyrus annuus

via German Säure

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanSäureacid
2Middle High Germansiure—
Every word from Ancient Greek ἄρακος →Every word from Ancient Greek ἄραχος →Every word from Translingual Arachis →