Etymology

mannose

M3A1N1N1O1S1E1

Today it means: A monosaccharide aldohexose found in manna and other legumes. Full definition →

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

  1. Biblical Hebrewמָן (mān)
  2. Ancient Greekμᾰ́ννᾰ (mắnnă)
  3. Late Latinmanna
  4. Old Englishmanna
  5. Englishmanna
  6. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  7. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  8. Frenchglucose
  9. Englishglucosebf.
  10. English todaymannose

From manna + -ose.

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