Where does “argipresina” come from?

argipresina (Spanish) comes from Italian arginina, from English arginine, from German Arginin, from Ancient Greek ἀργινόεις, from Ancient Greek -εις, from Proto-Indo-European -wénts — Forms possessive adjectives from nominal stems.

argipresina (Spanish): vasopressin, argipressin

Definitions

  1. vasopressin, argipressin

Ancestry of “argipresina”, step by step

argipresina traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Italian arginina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianargininaarginine
2EnglisharginineAn amino acid found in animal foods that plays an...
3GermanArgininarginine
4Ancient Greekἀργινόειςbrightly shining, white
5Ancient Greek-εις-ful
6Proto-Indo-European-wéntsForms possessive adjectives from nominal stems

via Spanish vasopresina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Spanishvasopresinavasopressin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -wéntsEvery word from Ancient Greek -ειςEvery word from Ancient Greek ἀργινόεις