myEtymology.com: English etymology of hyoscyamine

Etymology of the English word hyoscyamine

the English word hyoscyamine

derived from the Latin word Hyoscyamus

derived from the English word hyoscyamus

derived from the New Latin word hyoscyamus (henbane)

derived from the Greek word huoskuamos

derived from the Greek word hus, ὗς (a hog ('swine'))

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

using the English suffix -ine

Word found in Modern English