Etymology

fructose

F4R1U1C3T1O1S1E1

Today it means: A monosaccharide ketose sugar, formula C₆H₁₂O₆. Full definition →

English glucosebf. ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰrewHg-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰruHgyéti
  3. Proto-Italic*frūgjōr
  4. Proto-Italic*frūjōr
  5. Latinfruor
  6. Latinfructus
  7. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  8. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  9. Frenchglucose
  10. Englishglucosebf.
  11. English todayfructose

From Latin fructus (“fruit”) + English -ose (“sugar”) (derivation of sucrose).

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