Where does “monosaccharose” come from?
monosaccharose (English) comes from English saccharose, from English saccharo-, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂ — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
monosaccharose (English): monosaccharide
Definitions
- monosaccharide
Ancestry of “monosaccharose”, step by step
monosaccharose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English saccharose
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | saccharose | sucrose |
| 2 | English | saccharo- | sugar |
| 3 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 5 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |