English
gramine
Gramine comes from Latin grāmen ‘grass’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrāmen‘grass’
- Englishtodaygramine
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEgrāmen‘grass’
- Englishtodaygramine
Formed from -ine
Linked words
through Latin grāmen ‘grass’
Today it means
noun A naturally occurring indole alkaloid present in several plant species.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin grāmen / gramine