Etymology

glycemic

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to or suffering from glycemia. Full definition →

English glycemia ← Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) ← Proto-Hellenic *dlukús
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Englishglyc-
  4. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  5. Englishglycemia
  6. English todayglycemic

From glycemia + -ic.

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