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Where does “сахарин” come from?

сахарин (Serbo-Croatian) comes from Medieval Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον — sugar.

сахарин (Serbo-Croatian): saccharin

Definitions

  1. saccharin

Ancestry of “сахарин”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Medieval Latinsaccharum—
2Ancient Greekσάκχᾰρονsugar

Words derived from “сахарин”

  • сахароза
Every word from Ancient Greek σάκχᾰρον →