myEtymology.com: English etymology of creatinine

Etymology of the English word creatinine

the English word creatinine

derived from the English word creatine

derived from the French word créatine

derived from the Greek word kreas, κρέας (flesh; (butcher's) meat)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kreuə-

using the English prefix creat-

derived from the Greek word kreas, κρέας (flesh; (butcher's) meat)

derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *kreuə-

using the Greek suffix -ine

derived from the Greek word kreatio

derived from the German word Kreatinin

using the English suffix -ine

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

Word found in Modern English