Etymology

saccharidosis

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Today it means: Any disorder due to faulty metabolism of sugars. Full definition →

English saccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  4. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  5. Palisakkharā
  6. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  7. Latinsaccharon
  8. Latinsaccharum
  9. Englishsaccharo-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  11. Englishsaccharide
  12. English todaysaccharidosis

From saccharide + -osis.

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