Etymology

saccharose

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Today it means: sugar, especially sucrose Full definition →

English glucosebf. ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)
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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. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  11. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  12. Frenchglucose
  13. Englishglucosebf.
  14. English todaysaccharose

From saccharo- + -ose.

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