Where does “glicine” come from?

glicine (Italian) comes from Translingual Glycine, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

glicine (Italian): wistaria, wisteria; Any plant of the genus...

Definitions

  1. wistaria, wisteria; Any plant of the genus...

Ancestry of “glicine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1TranslingualGlycinegenus
2Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
3Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύς →Every word from Translingual Glycine →