Where does “botulinum” come from?

botulinum (Latin) comes from Latin botulinus, from Latin -īnus, from Proto-Italic -īnos, from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, from Proto-Indo-European -no- — adjectival suffix.

botulinum (Latin): inflection of botulīnus: ## accusative singular...

Definitions

  1. inflection of botulīnus: ## accusative singular...

Ancestry of “botulinum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinbotulinusderived from sausage
2Latin-īnusof or pertaining to; -ine
3Proto-Italic-īnosof/belonging to
4Proto-Indo-European-iHnosCreates adjectives of materials
5Proto-Indo-European-no-adjectival suffix
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -no- →Every word from Latin -īnus →Every word from Proto-Italic -īnos →