Etymology

isomyristicin

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Today it means: The isomer of myristicin (E)-4-methoxy-6-(propen-1-yl)-1,3-benzodioxole Full definition →

English myristicin ← Italian miristico ← Late Latin myristicus
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekῐ̓́σος (ĭ́sos)
  2. Englishiso-
  3. Ancient Greekμύρον (múron)
  4. Ancient Greekμυρίζω (murízō)
  5. Medieval Greekμυριστικός (muristikós)
  6. Late Latinmyristicus
  7. Italianmiristico
  8. Englishmyristic
  9. Englishmyristicin
  10. English todayisomyristicin

From iso- + myristicin.

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