Etymology

glycosemia

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Today it means: glycemia Full definition →

Ancient Greek αἷμᾰ (haîmă) ← English glycose ← French glucose
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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. Englishglycose
  8. Ancient Greekαἷμᾰ (haîmă)
  9. English todayglycosemia

From glycose + -emia.

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