Where does “Arginin” come from?

Arginin (German) comes from Ancient Greek ἀργινόεις, from Ancient Greek -εις, from Proto-Indo-European -wénts — Forms possessive adjectives from nominal stems.

Arginin (German): arginine

Definitions

  1. arginine

Ancestry of “Arginin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekἀργινόειςbrightly shining, white
2Ancient Greek-εις-ful
3Proto-Indo-European-wéntsForms possessive adjectives from nominal stems

Words derived from “Arginin

Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wénts