Etymograph

English

glucometabolic

From gluco- + metabolic.

Formed from gluco- + metabolic

Proto-Hellenic *dlukús

Ancient Greek γλυκύς ‘sweet’

English gluco-

Proto-Indo-European *gʷelH- ‘to hit by throwing’

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Ancient Greek βάλλω ‘to throw’

Ancient Greek μεταβάλλω ‘to change’

Ancient Greek μεταβολή ‘change’

Ancient Greek μεταβολικός

English metabolic

Today it means

adj Relating to the metabolism of sugars

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

Etymograph / glucometabolic