Where does “ricina” come from?

ricina (Italian) comes from Romanian ricin, from Latin ricinus, from Proto-Indo-European rik- — nit.

ricina (Italian): ricin

Definitions

  1. ricin

Ancestry of “ricina”, step by step

ricina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Romanian ricin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Romanianricincastor oil plant
2Latinricinustick; castor oil plant, "Ricinus"; mulberry seeds
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-nit

via New Latin Ricinus

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New LatinRicinus—

Words derived from “ricina”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rik- →Every word from Latin ricinus →Every word from Romanian ricin →