Where does “stryknin” come from?

stryknin (Swedish) comes from French strychnine, from Latin strychnos, from Ancient Greek στρύχνος.

stryknin (Swedish): strychnine

Definitions

  1. strychnine

Ancestry of “stryknin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchstrychninestrychnine
2LatinstrychnosA kind of nightshade
3Ancient Greekστρύχνος—
Every word from Ancient Greek στρύχνος →Every word from Latin strychnos →Every word from French strychnine →