Etymograph

English

flavonoid

Flavonoid comes from Latin flāvus ‘yellow’.

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflāvus‘yellow’
  2. Englishtodayflavonoid

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Earlier history uncertain.

Lineage

  1. Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEflāvus‘yellow’
  2. Englishtodayflavonoid

Formed from flavone + -oid

Latin flāvus ‘yellow’

German Keton ‘ketone’

English ketone

English flavone

The story

Not related to flavor.

Every English word from Latin flāvus

Today it means

noun Any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties, and sometimes contribute to flavor.

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Etymograph / Latin flāvus / flavonoid

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