Etymology

fructooligosaccharide

Today it means: Any of a class of oligosaccharides composed of fructose molecules, used as sweeteners. Full definition →

English oligosaccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰrewHg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHgyéti
  3. Proto-Italic*frūgjōr
  4. Proto-Italic*frūjōr
  5. Latinfruor
  6. Latinfrūctus
  7. Englishfructo-
  8. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  9. Englisholigo-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  11. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  12. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  13. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  14. Palisakkharā
  15. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  16. Latinsaccharon
  17. Latinsaccharum
  18. Englishsaccharo-
  19. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  20. Englishsaccharide
  21. Englisholigosaccharide
  22. English todayfructooligosaccharide

From fructo- + oligosaccharide.

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