Where does “リシン” come from?

リシン (Japanese) comes from English ricin, from Latin ricinus, from Proto-Indo-European rik- — nit.

リシン (Japanese): lysine

Definitions

  1. lysine

Ancestry of “リシン”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishricinAn extremely toxic protein extracted from the...
2Latinricinustick; castor oil plant, "Ricinus"; mulberry seeds
3Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-nit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rik- →Every word from Latin ricinus →Every word from English ricin →