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