Etymology

xylorcin

X8Y4L1O1R1C3I1N1

Today it means: A derivative of xylene obtained as a white crystalline substance that turns red on exposure to air. Full definition →

English orcin ← French orcine ← New Latin orcina
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ksewlo-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon)
  4. Englishxylo-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ew-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ṓws
  7. Proto-Italic*ausis
  8. Latinauris
  9. Latinauricula
  10. Latinōricula
  11. Italianoricello
  12. Arabic[script needed] ('urjālla)influ.
  13. Old Catalanorxella
  14. Old Frenchorchel
  15. Frenchorseille
  16. Dutchorseille
  17. New Latinorcina
  18. Frenchorcine
  19. Englishorcin
  20. English todayxylorcin

From xylo- + orcin.

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