English
homodihydrocapsaicin
From homo- + di- + hydro- + capsaicin.
A compound of homo- + di- + hydro- + capsaicin
Proto-Indo-European *sem- ‘one, whole’
Proto-Indo-European *somHós ‘same, alike’
Proto-Hellenic *homós
Ancient Greek ὁμός ‘same’
English homo-
Proto-Indo-European *wed- ‘water’
Proto-Indo-European *wódr̥ ‘water’
Proto-Hellenic *údōr ‘water’
Ancient Greek ῡ̆̔́δωρ ‘water’
English hydro-
German Capsicin
English capsaicin
Today it means
noun A capsaicinoid and analogue and congener of capsaicin in chilli peppers.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / homodihydrocapsaicin