Etymology

fructosaccharide

Today it means: Any carbohydrate that contains one or more fructosyl groups Full definition →

English saccharide ← 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. 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 todayfructosaccharide

From fructo- + saccharide.

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