myEtymology.com: English etymology of colchicine

Etymology of the English word colchicine

the English word colchicine

derived from the English word colchicum

derived from the Latin word colchicum

derived from the Greek word kolchikon, κολχικόν

derived from the Greek word kolchikos

using the English suffix -ine

The earliest known usage of colchicine in English dates from the 19th century.

Word found in Modern English