Etymology

glycose

G2L1Y4C3O1S1E1

Today it means: Any monosaccharide. Full definition →

English glucosebf. ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)
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The story

  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  4. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  5. Frenchglucose
  6. Englishglucosebf.
  7. English todayglycose

From Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s, “sweet”) + English -ose.

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