English
malvin
Malvin comes from Latin malva ‘mallow’.
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmalva‘mallow’
- Englishtodaymalvin
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Latinc. 75 BCE–200 CEmalva‘mallow’
- Englishtodaymalvin
Formed from -in
Linked words
through Latin malva ‘mallow’
Today it means
noun An anthocyanin, a diglucoside of malvidin, found in very many foods.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Latin malva / malvin