Etymology

gluco-

Today it means: sweetness Full definition →

Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s) ← Proto-Hellenic *dlukús
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. English todaygluco-

From the New Latin combining form from Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”).

Words from the same roots

Ancient Greekγλυκύς all →

glycosideglucicglucinumglucousglyco-phloroglucin

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.