English
gleucometer
Gleucometer comes from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος ‘sweetness’.
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλεῦκος‘sweetness’
- Englishtodaygleucometer
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Earlier history uncertain.
Lineage
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλεῦκος‘sweetness’
- Englishtodaygleucometer
The story
Compound of gleuco- + -meter, where the first component is taken from Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos, “sweetness”).
Linked words
through Ancient Greek γλεῦκος ‘sweetness’
Today it means
noun An instrument for measuring the specific gravity and ascertaining the quantity of sugar contained in must.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Ancient Greek γλεῦκος / gleucometer