Etymology

glucosaccharide

G2L1U1C3O1S1A1C3C3H4A1R1I1D2E1

Today it means: Any saccharide having glucose residues Full definition →

English saccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Englishgluco-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  5. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  6. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  7. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  8. Palisakkharā
  9. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  10. Latinsaccharon
  11. Latinsaccharum
  12. Englishsaccharo-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  14. Englishsaccharide
  15. English todayglucosaccharide

From gluco- + saccharide.

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