Etymology

glycosuric

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Today it means: Of or relating to glycosuria. Full definition →

English glycosuria ← Ancient Greek οὖρον (oûron) ← Proto-Indo-European *h₁wers-
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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. Proto-Indo-European*h₁wers-
  9. Ancient Greekοὐρέω (ouréō)
  10. Ancient Greekοὖρον (oûron)
  11. Englishglycosuria
  12. English todayglycosuric

From glycosuria + -ic.

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