Etymology

thioglycollate

T1H4I1O1G2L1Y4C3O1L1L1A1T1E1

Today it means: A sulfur-substituted glycolate Full definition →

English glycollate ← Ancient Greek θεῖον (theîon) ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰewh₂-der.?
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*dʰewh₂-der.?
  2. Ancient Greekθέειον (théeion)
  3. Ancient Greekθεῖον (theîon)
  4. Englishthio-
  5. Englishglycollate
  6. English todaythioglycollate

From thio- + glycollate.

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