Etymology

arsenocholine

A1R1S1E1N1O1C3H4O1L1I1N1E1

Today it means: The organic compound formally derived from choline by replacing the nitrogen atom with arsenic Full definition →

English choline ← Ancient Greek χολή (kholḗ) ← Proto-Hellenic *kʰolā́
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰl̥h₃enyom
  3. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ȷ́ʰr̥Hanyam
  4. Proto-Iranian*jr̥Hanyam
  5. Old Median*zaranyam
  6. Old Median*kā
  7. Old Median*zaraniyakā
  8. Middle Persian*zarnīk
  9. Classical Syriacܙܪܢܝܟܐ (zarnīḵā)
  10. Arabicالزَرْنِيخ (az-zarnīḵ)
  11. Medieval Greekἀρσενικόν (arsenikón)
  12. Latinarsenicum
  13. Middle Frencharsenic
  14. Middle Englisharsenik
  15. Englisharsenic
  16. Englisharseno-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*ǵʰelh₃-
  18. Proto-Hellenic*kʰolā́
  19. Ancient Greekχολή (kholḗ)
  20. Englishcholine
  21. English todayarsenocholine

From arseno- + choline.

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