Etymology

saccharolytic

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Today it means: Relating to saccharolysis Full definition →

English saccharo- ← Latin saccharum ← Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar)
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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. Englishsaccharo-
  10. English todaysaccharolytic

From saccharo- + -lytic.

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