Where does “bombycine” come from?

bombycine (Latin) comes from Latin bombycinus, from Ancient Greek βομβῡ́κινος — silken.

bombycine (Latin): vocative masculine singular of bombȳcinus

Definitions

  1. vocative masculine singular of bombȳcinus

Ancestry of “bombycine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbombycinussilken, silky
2Ancient Greekβομβῡ́κινοςsilken
Every word from Ancient Greek βομβῡ́κινος →Every word from Latin bombycinus →