Where does “phloroglucin” come from?

phloroglucin (English) comes from English phloretin, from English phlorizin, from Ancient Greek ῥίζα, from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds — root.

phloroglucin (English): A white crystalline phenol, metameric with...

Definitions

  1. A white crystalline phenol, metameric with...

Ancestry of “phloroglucin”, step by step

phloroglucin traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English phloretin

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishphloretinThe phloroglucin ester of paraoxyhydratropic...
2EnglishphlorizinA glucoside of phloretin,...
3Ancient Greekῥίζαroot; source; base, foundation
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwréh₂dsroot

via Ancient Greek γλυκύς

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
2Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

Words derived from “phloroglucin”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European wréh₂ds →Every word from Ancient Greek ῥίζα →Every word from English phlorizin →