Where does “alcaloide” come from?

alcaloide (Spanish) comes from Spanish álcali, from Arabic الْقِلْي.

alcaloide (Spanish): alkaloid

Definitions

  1. alkaloid

Ancestry of “alcaloide”, step by step

alcaloide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Spanish álcali

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishálcalialkali
2Arabicالْقِلْي—

via French alcaloïde

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchalcaloïdealkaloid

Words derived from “alcaloide”

Every word from Arabic الْقِلْي →Every word from Spanish álcali →