Where does “saccharide” come from?

saccharide (English) comes 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.

saccharide (English): The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general...

Definitions

  1. The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general...

Ancestry of “saccharide”, step by step

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

Words derived from “saccharide

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱorkeh₂Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian ćárkaraHEvery word from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH