Etymology

alliin

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Today it means: A sulfoxide derived from cysteine, primarily responsible for the aroma of freshly chopped garlic. Full definition →

Latin allium
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The story

  1. Latin · derived fromallium“garlic”
  2. English todayalliin

From Latin allium (“garlic”) + -in.

Words from the same roots

Latinallium all →

alliumalliaceous

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