Etymograph

English

glucinum

Glucinum comes from French glucine, from Ancient Greek γλυκύς ‘sweet’, and ultimately from Proto-Hellenic *dlukús.

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dlukúsreconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλυκύςglukús‘sweet’
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentglucine
  4. New Latinc. 1500–1900glucina
  5. Englishtodayglucinum

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*dlukúsreconstructed
  2. Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγλυκύςglukús‘sweet’
  3. Frenchc. 1600–presentglucine
  4. New Latinc. 1500–1900glucina
  5. Englishtodayglucinum

Formed from -um

Linked words

through Proto-Hellenic *dlukús

glycol, glycine, 4 more

Today it means

noun beryllium.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Proto-Hellenic *dlukús / glucinum

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