Where does “винкристин” come from?

винкристин (Kazakh) comes from Russian винкристин, from English vincristine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

винкристин (Kazakh): vincristine

Definitions

  1. vincristine

Ancestry of “винкристин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Russianвинкристин—
2EnglishvincristineA cytotoxic compound C46H56N4O10 of the alkaloid class obtained from the Madagascar periwinkle and used especially in the form of its sulfate to treat acute leukemia and other cancers
3English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular; -ed, -en, -n
7Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-Italic-āForms masculine agent nouns from prefixed or compounded bases
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →Every word from English -ine →Every word from French -ine →