Etymology

antisugar

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Today it means: Opposed to the consumption or production of sugar or sugar-containing foods. Full definition →

English sugar ← Middle English sugre ← Old French çucre
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ent-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énts
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₂énti
  4. Ancient Greekᾰ̓ντῐ́ (ăntĭ́)
  5. Ancient Greekἀντι- (anti-)
  6. Englishanti-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  8. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  9. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  10. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  11. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  12. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  13. Old Italianzucchero
  14. Old Frenchçucre
  15. Middle Englishsugre
  16. Englishsugar
  17. English todayantisugar

From anti- + sugar.

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