Where does “dulcitol” come from?

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

dulcitol (English): Synonym of galactitol

Definitions

  1. Synonym of galactitol

Ancestry of “dulcitol”, 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 →
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