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Where does “glucine” come from?

glucine (French) comes from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

Ancestry of “glucine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
2Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

Words derived from “glucine”

  • glucinum
  • glucinic
  • glucina
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