Where does “leucomaină” come from?
leucomaină (Romanian) comes from English leucomaine, from English ptomaine, from French ptomaïne, from Italian ptomaina, from Ancient Greek πτῶμα, from Ancient Greek πίπτω, from Ancient Greek -ωσις, from Ancient Greek -σῐς — Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots.
leucomaină (Romanian): leucomaine
Definitions
- leucomaine
Ancestry of “leucomaină”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | leucomaine | An animal base or alkaloid, appearing in the... |
| 2 | English | ptomaine | Any of various amines formed by putrefactive... |
| 3 | French | ptomaïne | ptomaine |
| 4 | Italian | ptomaina | ptomaine |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | πτῶμα | fall; misfortune, calamity, defeat; one who has... |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | πίπτω | to fall, throw oneself down |
| 7 | Ancient Greek | -ωσις | abnormal condition or state; state, abnormal... |
| 8 | Ancient Greek | -σῐς | "suffix forming nouns" |
| 9 | Ancient Greek | -τις | retained after dentals |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | -tis | Derives abstract/action nouns from verb roots |