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- Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
- Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
- English todayglyco-
From Ancient Greek γλυκύς (glukús, “sweet”).
Words from the same roots
Ancient Greekγλυκύς all →
glycosideglucicglucinumgluco-glucousphloroglucin
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.