Where does “saccharine” come from?
Saccharine comes from Latin saccharum, meaning sugar, plus the Latin suffix -inus, ultimately derived from Proto-Indo-European -iHnos, a formative element creating adjectives.
saccharine (English): Of or relating to sugar; sugary; Containing a...
Definitions
- Of or relating to sugar; sugary; Containing a...
Ancestry of “saccharine”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | -ine | Of or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;... |
| 2 | French | -ine | feminine singular of -in; female equivalent of... |
| 3 | French | -é | past participle root verb suffix of regular -er... |
| 4 | Middle French | -é | — |
| 5 | Old French | -é | used to form past participles of regular -er... |
| 6 | Latin | -a | suffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent... |
| 7 | Proto-Italic | -ā | — |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -éh₂ | — |
Words derived from “saccharine”