Where does “Colchicin” come from?

Colchicin (German) comes from Latin colchicum, from Ancient Greek κολχικόν, from Ancient Greek Κολχικός — Colchian.

Ancestry of “Colchicin”, step by step

Colchicin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Latin colchicum

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latincolchicumnominative neuter singular of colchicus;...
2Ancient Greekκολχικόνautumn crocus
3Ancient GreekΚολχικόςColchian

via Dutch colchicine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchcolchicinecolchicine

Words derived from “Colchicin”

Every word from Ancient Greek Κολχικός →Every word from Ancient Greek κολχικόν →Every word from Latin colchicum →