Etymology

succinic

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to succinic acid Full definition →

Latin succinum
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The story

  1. Latinsūcus
  2. Latinsūcinum
  3. Latinsuccinum
  4. English todaysuccinic

From Latin succin(um) (“amber”) + -ic.

Words from the same roots

Latinsuccinum all →

succin-

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