Where does “dulcin” come from?

dulcin (English) comes from Latin dulcis, from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- — sweet.

dulcin (English): An artificial sweetener, "4-ethoxyphenyl-urea",...

Definitions

  1. An artificial sweetener, "4-ethoxyphenyl-urea",...

Ancestry of “dulcin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latindulcissweet; sweet-smelling, sweet-scented, fragrant;...
2Proto-Indo-Europeandl̥kú-sweet
Every word from Proto-Indo-European dl̥kú- →Every word from Latin dulcis →