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Where does “pseudodisaccharide” come from?

pseudodisaccharide (English) comes from English disaccharide, from English saccharide, from English saccharo-, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.

pseudodisaccharide (English): The pseudosaccharide form of a disaccharide

Definitions

  1. The pseudosaccharide form of a disaccharide

Ancestry of “pseudodisaccharide”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdisaccharideAny sugar, such as sucrose, maltose and lactose,...
2EnglishsaccharideThe unit structure of carbohydrates, of general...
3Englishsaccharo-sugar
4Latinsaccharumsugar
5Ancient Greekσάκχαρsugar; sugar cane
6Sanskritशर्कराgravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or...
7Proto-Indo-AryanśárkaraH—
8Proto-Indo-IranianćárkaraH—
9Proto-Indo-Europeanḱorkeh₂gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel
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