Etymology

glutaric

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Today it means: Of or pertaining to glutaric acid or its derivatives Full definition →

English tartaric ← Medieval Latin tartarum ← Medieval Greek τάρταρον (tártaron)
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*gleyH-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*glóh₁ytn̥
  3. Proto-Italic*gloiten
  4. Latingluten
  5. Egyptianjmn
  6. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  7. LatinAmmōn
  8. Latinammoniacus
  9. Englishammonia
  10. Englishglutamic
  11. Arabicدُرْدِيّ (durdiyy)der.?
  12. Medieval Greekτάρταρον (tártaron)
  13. Medieval Latintartarum
  14. Englishtartaric
  15. English todayglutaric

Blend of glutamic + tartaric.

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