Etymology

oligosugar

O1L1I1G2O1S1U1G2A1R1

Today it means: Synonym of oligosaccharide. Full definition →

English sugar ← Middle English sugre ← Old French çucre
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  2. Englisholigo-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  4. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  5. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  6. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  7. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  8. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  9. Old Italianzucchero
  10. Old Frenchçucre
  11. Middle Englishsugre
  12. Englishsugar
  13. English todayoligosugar

From oligo- + sugar.

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