The story
- Proto-Afroasiatic*sṗɣ?
- Proto-Semitic*šabʕ-bor.?
- Proto-Indo-European*septḿ̥
- Proto-Hellenic*heptə́
- Ancient Greekἑπτᾰ́ (heptắ)
- Englishhepta-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
- Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
- Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
- Palisakkharā
- Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
- Latinsaccharon
- Latinsaccharum
- Englishsaccharo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishsaccharide
- English todayheptasaccharide
From hepta- + saccharide.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.