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Where does “nitrosaccharose” come from?

nitrosaccharose (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.

nitrosaccharose (English): A resinous explosive and vasodilator, used like...

Definitions

  1. A resinous explosive and vasodilator, used like...

Ancestry of “nitrosaccharose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishsaccharosesucrose
2Englishsaccharo-sugar
3Latinsaccharumsugar
4Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
5Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
6Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
7Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
8Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel
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