Where does “Nikotin” come from?
Nikotin (German) comes from French nicotine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a, from Proto-Italic -ā, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂.
Nikotin (German): nicotine
Ancestry of “Nikotin”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | French | nicotine | nicotine |
| 2 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 3 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 4 | Middle French | -é | — |
| 5 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “Nikotin”