Etymology of the English word cobalamin
the English word
cobalaminderived from the English word
cobaltderived from the German word
Kobaltderived from the High German word
koboltderived from the Middle High German word
koboltderived from the Middle High German word
koboldderived from the English word
vitaminusing the English prefix
vit-derived from the Latin word
vita (viaţă; life; life, career, livelihood)
derived from the Latin word
vivere (be alive, live; survive)
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*gʷei- (to live)
Usage
Word found in Modern English