The story
- Proto-Indo-European*kes-
- Proto-Indo-European*ksewlo-der.?
- Ancient Greekξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon)
- Englishxylo-
- Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
- Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
- Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
- Englishpoly-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
- Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
- Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
- Palisakkharā
- Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
- Latinsaccharon
- Latinsaccharum
- Englishsaccharo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishsaccharide
- Englishpolysaccharide
- English todayxylopolysaccharide
From xylo- + polysaccharide.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.