Etymology

saccharinic

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Today it means: Of, pertaining to, or derived from, saccharin, especially saccharinic acid. Full definition →

English saccharin ← German Saccharin ← Latin saccharum
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The story

  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. GermanSaccharin
  10. Englishsaccharin
  11. English todaysaccharinic

From saccharin + -ic.

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