Where does “glicoproteina” come from?

glicoproteina (Italian) comes from Italian glico-, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

glicoproteina (Italian): glycoprotein

Definitions

  1. glycoprotein

Ancestry of “glicoproteina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Italianglico-glyco-
2Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
3Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύς →Every word from Italian glico- →
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