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Where does “glucinum” come from?

glucinum (English) comes from New Latin glucina, from French glucine, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

glucinum (English): Beryllium

Definitions

  1. Beryllium

Ancestry of “glucinum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1New Latinglucina—
2Frenchglucine—
3Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
4Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

Words derived from “glucinum”

  • glucinic
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →