Etymology

sugarless

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Today it means: Containing no refined sugar as an ingredient. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *lausaz ← Proto-Indo-European *lewHs- ← English sugar
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  4. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  5. Middle Persian𐭱𐭪𐭥 (šakar)
  6. Arabicسُكَّر (sukkar)
  7. Old Italianzucchero
  8. Old Frenchçucre
  9. Middle Englishsugre
  10. Englishsugar
  11. Proto-Indo-European*lewh₁-
  12. Proto-Indo-European*lewHs-
  13. Proto-Germanic*leusaną
  14. Proto-Germanic*lausaz
  15. English todaysugarless

From sugar + -less.

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