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Where does “Botulin” come from?
Botulin (German) comes from Latin botulus, from Proto-Indo-European gʷét- — resin, gum.
Ancestry of “Botulin”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Latin
botulus
sausage, black pudding
2
Proto-Indo-European
gʷét-
resin, gum
Words derived from “Botulin”
botulin
botulinal
botulinic
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