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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
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
French
glucine
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2
Ancient Greek
γλυκύς
sweet
3
Proto-Hellenic
*dlukús
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