Where does “glucina” come from?

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

Ancestry of “glucina”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchglucine
2Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
3Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukúsEvery word from Ancient Greek γλυκύςEvery word from French glucine