fructosaccharide

English

Etymology

Etymology tree

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg-

Proto-Indo-European *-yéti

Proto-Indo-European *bʰruHgyéti

Proto-Italic *frūgjōr

Proto-Italic *frūjōr

Latin fruor

Proto-Indo-European *-tus

Proto-Italic *-tus

Latin -tus

Latin frūctus

Ancient Greek -ο- (-o-)der.

Latin -o-bor.

English -o-

English fructo-

Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂

Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH

Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH

Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā)

Pali sakkharābor.

Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar)bor.

Latin saccharon

Latin saccharum

English saccharo-

Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der.

Proto-Italic *-iðos

Latin -idusder.

English -ide

English saccharide

English fructosaccharide

From fructo- + saccharide.

Noun

fructosaccharide (plural fructosaccharides)

1. (biochemistry) Any carbohydrate that contains one or more fructosyl groups