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Where does “gluconate” come from?

Gluconate comes from English gluconic, from English glucose, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος meaning sweet wine or must, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European -tós.

gluconate (English): Any salt or ester of gluconic acid

Definitions

  1. Any salt or ester of gluconic acid

Ancestry of “gluconate”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-atehaving the specified thing; characterized by the...
2English-cyUsed to form nouns of state, condition or quality...
3Anglo-Norman-cie—
4Latin-tiaoffice, rank
5Latin-iaUsed to form a feminine abstract noun, usually...
6Latin-iusforming adjectives from nouns; nominative neuter...
7Proto-Italic-jōsForms comparative adjectives
8Proto-Indo-European-yósCreates adjectives from noun or verb stems

Words derived from “gluconate”

  • stibogluconate
  • phosphogluconate
  • digluconate
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