Etymology

saccharomycete

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Ancient Greek μῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs) ← English saccharo- ← 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. Ancient Greekμῠ́κης (mŭ́kēs)
  11. English todaysaccharomycete

From saccharo- + -mycete.

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