The story
- Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
- Englisholigo-
- Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
- Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
- Englishgluco-
- 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
- Englishglucosaccharide
- English todayoligoglucosaccharide
From oligo- + glucosaccharide.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.