Where does “ricin” come from?

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

ricin (Romanian): castor oil plant

Definitions

  1. castor oil plant

Ancestry of “ricin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinricinustick; castor oil plant, "Ricinus"; mulberry seeds
2Proto-Indo-Europeanrik-nit

Words derived from “ricin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rik- →Every word from Latin ricinus →