Etymology

pyridoxine

P3Y4R1I1D2O1X8I1N1E1

Today it means: A derivative of pyridine, 4,5-bis(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpyridin-3-ol, found in fish, liver, cereals and yeast, and essential for the metabolism of amino acids and starch. Full definition →

English ox(ygen) ← French oxygène ← Ancient Greek γένος (génos)
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  1. GermanPyridin
  2. Englishpyrid(ine)
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂eḱ-der.?
  4. Ancient Greekὀξύς (oxús)
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ǵenh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ǵénh₁os
  7. Proto-Hellenic*génos
  8. Ancient Greekγένος (génos)
  9. Frenchoxygène
  10. Englishox(ygen)
  11. English todaypyridoxine

From pyrid(ine) + ox(ygen) + -ine.

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