English
alliin
Alliin comes from Latin allium ‘garlic’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEallium‘garlic’
- Englishtodayalliin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEallium‘garlic’
- Englishtodayalliin
Formed from -in
Linked words
through Latin allium ‘garlic’
Today it means
noun A sulfoxide derived from cysteine, primarily responsible for the aroma of freshly chopped garlic.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin allium / alliin