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Where does “Glycine” come from?

Glycine (Translingual) comes from Ancient Greek γλυκύς, from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

Ancestry of “Glycine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekγλυκύςsweet
2Proto-Hellenic*dlukús—

Words derived from “Glycine”

  • glicine
  • Glycininae
Every word from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús →