Where does “arginine” come from?

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

arginine (Italian): plural of arginina

Definitions

  1. plural of arginina

Ancestry of “arginine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianargininaarginine
2EnglisharginineAn amino acid found in animal foods that plays an...
3GermanArgininarginine
4Ancient Greekἀργινόειςbrightly shining, white
5Ancient Greek-εις-ful
6Proto-Indo-European-wéntsForms possessive adjectives from nominal stems
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wénts →Every word from Ancient Greek -εις →Every word from Ancient Greek ἀργινόεις →