Etymology

nitrosaccharin

N1I1T1R1O1S1A1C3C3H4A1R1I1N1

Today it means: An explosive nitro derivative of certain sugars, analogous to nitroglycerin, guncotton, etc. Full definition →

English saccharin ← German Saccharin ← Latin saccharum
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  1. Egyptiannṯr
  2. Egyptiannṯrj
  3. Ancient Greekνῐ́τρον (nĭ́tron)
  4. Englishnitro-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  6. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  7. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  8. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  9. Palisakkharā
  10. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  11. Latinsaccharon
  12. Latinsaccharum
  13. GermanSaccharin
  14. Englishsaccharin
  15. English todaynitrosaccharin

From nitro- + saccharin.

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