Where does “ricine” come from?

ricine (Latin) comes from Latin ricinus, from Proto-Indo-European rik- — nit.

ricine (Latin): vocative singular of ricinus

Definitions

  1. vocative singular of ricinus

Ancestry of “ricine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinricinustick; castor oil plant, "Ricinus"; mulberry seeds
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-nit
Every word from Proto-Indo-European rik- →Every word from Latin ricinus →