Etymology

polysaccharidic

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Today it means: Relating to or composed of polysaccharides. Full definition →

English saccharidic ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  3. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  4. Englishpoly-
  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. Englishsaccharo-
  14. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  15. Englishsaccharide
  16. Englishsaccharidic
  17. English todaypolysaccharidic

From poly- + saccharidic.

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