Etymology

rhamno-

Today it means: rhamnose Full definition →

English rhamnose ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekῥᾰ́μνος (rhắmnos)
  2. LatinRhamnusinflu.
  3. Late Latinrhamnus
  4. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  5. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  6. Frenchglucose
  7. Englishglucosebf.
  8. Englishrhamnose
  9. English todayrhamno-

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