Etymology

aminosaccharide

A1M3I1N1O1S1A1C3C3H4A1R1I1D2E1

Today it means: amino sugar Full definition →

English saccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum
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The story

  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishamino-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  9. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  10. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  11. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  12. Palisakkharā
  13. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  14. Latinsaccharon
  15. Latinsaccharum
  16. Englishsaccharo-
  17. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  18. Englishsaccharide
  19. English todayaminosaccharide

From amino- + saccharide.

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