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Where does “paurosaccharolyticus” come from?

paurosaccharolyticus (Latin) comes from Ancient Greek παῦρος, from Proto-Indo-European péh₂uros, from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- — few, little; smallness.

paurosaccharolyticus (Latin): saccharolytic for some sugars only

Definitions

  1. saccharolytic for some sugars only

Ancestry of “paurosaccharolyticus”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekπαῦροςlittle, small; short; speedy
2Proto-Indo-Europeanpéh₂uros—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpeh₂w-few, little; smallness
Every word from Proto-Indo-European peh₂w- →