Etymology

asaccharolytic

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Today it means: Incapable of breaking down carbohydrates for energy Full definition →

English saccharolytic ← Latin saccharum ← Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*né
  2. Proto-Indo-European*n̥-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*ə-
  4. Ancient Greekἀ- (a-)
  5. Englisha-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  7. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  8. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  9. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  10. Palisakkharā
  11. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  12. Latinsaccharon
  13. Latinsaccharum
  14. Englishsaccharo-
  15. Englishsaccharolytic
  16. English todayasaccharolytic

From a- + saccharolytic.

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