Etymology

mycosaccharide

M3Y4C3O1S1A1C3C3H4A1R1I1D2E1

Today it means: Any sugar present in fungi Full definition →

English saccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum
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  1. Ancient Greekμῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs)
  2. Englishmyco-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  5. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  6. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  7. Palisakkharā
  8. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  9. Latinsaccharon
  10. Latinsaccharum
  11. Englishsaccharo-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  13. Englishsaccharide
  14. English todaymycosaccharide

From myco- + saccharide.

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