The story
- Ancient Greekψεύδω (pseúdō)
- Ancient Greekψευδής (pseudḗs)
- Middle Englishpseudo-
- Englishpseudo-
- Proto-Indo-European*men-
- Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
- Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
- Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
- Englishmono-
- 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
- Englishmonosaccharide
- English todaypseudomonosaccharide
From pseudo- + monosaccharide.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.