Where does “glycose” come from?

glycose (English) comes from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

glycose (English): any monosaccharide

Definitions

  1. any monosaccharide

Ancestry of “glycose”, step by step

glycose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Ancient Greek γλυκύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
2Proto-Hellenic*dlukús

via Ancient Greek γλῠκῠ́ς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ςsweet taste

Words derived from “glycose

Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukúsEvery word from Ancient Greek γλυκύς