Where does “sugar” come from?
sugar (Romanian) comes from Romanian suge, from Latin sūgō, from Proto-Indo-European sug-, from Proto-Indo-European sew- — to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to...
sugar (Romanian): suckling-; unweaned baby, newborn; suckling,...
Definitions
- suckling-; unweaned baby, newborn; suckling,...
Ancestry of “sugar”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Romanian | suge | to suck; third-person singular present indicative... |
| 2 | Latin | sūgō | — |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | sug- | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | sew- | to press out, extract; juice; liquid, rain; to... |