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Where does “nikotynowy” come from?

nikotynowy (Polish) comes from Polish nikotyna, from English nicotine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

nikotynowy (Polish): pertaining to, or containing, nicotine

Definitions

  1. pertaining to, or containing, nicotine

Ancestry of “nikotynowy”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Polishnikotynanicotine
2EnglishnicotineAn alkaloid , commonly occurring in the tobacco...
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-é—
7Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-Italic-ā—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →