English
gentisin
Gentisin comes from French gentiane ‘gentian’, and goes back to Latin gentiana.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgentiana‘gentian’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgentiane‘gentian’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentgentianine
- Englishtodaygentisin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgentiana‘gentian’
- Frenchc. 1600–presentgentiane‘gentian’
- French, derivedc. 1600–presentgentianine
- Englishtodaygentisin
Formed from -in
Every English word from Latin gentiana
Today it means
noun gentianin
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin gentiana / gentisin