capsaicin

The story

1. German · derived from-in
2. New Latin · derived fromcapsicum
3. German · derived fromCapsicin
4. English todaycapsaicin

Arbitrary alteration of earlier capsicine, capsicin (“material extracted from cayenne pepper”), presumably to prevent confusion, from German Capsicin, from New Latin capsicum + German -in. Name introduced by John Clough Thresh (1850–1932) in “Capsaicin, the Active Principle of Capsicum Fruits”.

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