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Where does “saccharum” come from?

saccharum (New Latin) comes from Latin saccharon, from Ancient Greek σᾰ́κχᾰρ — sugar.

saccharum (New Latin): sugar

Definitions

  1. sugar

Ancestry of “saccharum”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Latinsaccharona syrupy liquid that exudes from bamboo; a...
2Ancient Greekσᾰ́κχᾰρsugar

Words derived from “saccharum”

  • saccharine
  • saccharinity
  • nonsaccharine
  • saccharinely
  • sacculmic acid
Every word from Ancient Greek σᾰ́κχᾰρ →