Etymology

glycosometer

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Today it means: A medical instrument for determining the amount of sugar in diabetic urine. Full definition →

Ancient Greek μέτρον (métron) ← Proto-Indo-European *meh₁- ← English glycose
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  4. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  5. Frenchglucose
  6. Englishglucosebf.
  7. Englishglycose
  8. Proto-Indo-European*med-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*meh₁-
  10. Ancient Greekμέτρον (métron)
  11. English todayglycosometer

From glycose + -ometer.

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