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”

Every word from Ancient Greek σᾰ́κχᾰρ →Every word from Latin saccharon →