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Where does “radiculose” come from?

radiculose (English) comes from English -ose, from English glucose, from French glucose, from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος — sweet new wine, must; sweetness.

radiculose (English): Producing many rootlets or radicles

Definitions

  1. Producing many rootlets or radicles

Ancestry of “radiculose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-osefull of, like; Used to form the names of sugars
2EnglishglucoseA simple monosaccharide with a molecular formula...
3Frenchglucoseglucose; first-person singular present indicative...
4Ancient Greekγλεῦκοςsweet new wine, must; sweetness
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