Where does “sucrate” come from?
sucrate (English) comes from English sucrose, from French sucre, from Middle French sucre, from Old French çucre, from Arabic سكر, from Persian شکر, from Middle Persian škl, from Sanskrit शर्करा — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
sucrate (English): A compound of sucrose with a base, after the...
Definitions
- A compound of sucrose with a base, after the...
Ancestry of “sucrate”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | sucrose | A disaccharide with formula CHO, consisting of... |
| 2 | French | sucre | sugar |
| 3 | Middle French | sucre | — |
| 4 | Old French | çucre | sugar |
| 5 | Arabic | سكر | sugar; to sugar, to sprinkle sugar over; to... |
| 6 | Persian | شکر | sugar |
| 7 | Middle Persian | škl | sugar |
| 8 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |