Etymology

aldose

A1L1D2O1S1E1

Today it means: Any of a class of monosaccharides having an aldehyde or hemiacetal functional group. Full definition →

English glucosebf. ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)
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  1. Akkadian𒎎𒋆𒁉𒍣𒁕 (guḫlum)
  2. Aramaicכוחלא (kuḥlā)
  3. Arabicكُحْل (kuḥl)
  4. Andalusian Arabicكُحُول (kuḥūl)
  5. Latinalcohol
  6. Proto-Indo-European*de
  7. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  8. Proto-Italic*dē
  9. Latindē
  10. Latinde-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*wed-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*wódr̥
  13. Proto-Hellenic*údōr
  14. Ancient Greekῡ̆̔́δωρ (hū̆́dōr)
  15. Ancient Greekῠ̔δρο- (hŭdro-)
  16. GermanAldehyd
  17. Englishald(ehyde)
  18. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  19. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  20. Frenchglucose
  21. Englishglucosebf.
  22. English todayaldose

From ald(ehyde) + -ose.

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