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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—

Words derived from “glucina”

  • glucinum
  • glucinic
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