Where does “glicoproteína” come from?

glicoproteína (Portuguese) comes from Portuguese glico-, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

glicoproteína (Portuguese): glycoprotein

Definitions

  1. glycoprotein

Ancestry of “glicoproteína”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Portugueseglico-glyco-
2Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
3Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →Every word from Ancient Greek γλυκύς →Every word from Portuguese glico- →