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Where does “polyglycerol” come from?

polyglycerol (English) comes from English glycerol, from English glycerine, from French glycérine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

polyglycerol (English): Any of several polymeric condensation products of...

Definitions

  1. Any of several polymeric condensation products of...

Ancestry of “polyglycerol”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishglycerol1,2,3-trihydroxy-propane or propan-1,2,3-triol; a...
2EnglishglycerineThe common name for glycerol, glycerin or E422
3Frenchglycérineglycerine
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle French-é—
7Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-Italic-ā—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
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