Where does “glucoside” come from?

Glucoside comes from English glucose, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος meaning sweet wine or must.

glucoside (English): A glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis

Definitions

  1. A glycoside that yields glucose after hydrolysis

Ancestry of “glucoside”, step by step

glucoside traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English Ide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishIdenamed after Saint Ida OS grid ref SX8990
2Frenchideide fish
3LatinIdusAlternative form of īdūs: the ides of a Roman...
4Swedishideffort, work, occupation; the tree "Taxus...
5Old Swedishidhe—
6Old Norse*iði—
7Old Norseiðjato be active, do, perform
8Old Norseiðwork; a restless motion

via English glucose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishglucoseA simple monosaccharide with a molecular formula...
2Frenchglucoseglucose; first-person singular present indicative...
3Ancient Greekγλεῦκοςsweet new wine, must; sweetness

Words derived from “glucoside”

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