Etymograph

English

glucosaminic acid

From glucosamine + -ic + acid.

Formed from glucosamine + -ic + acid

Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- ‘sharp’

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Proto-Italic *akēō

Latin aceō ‘to be sour’

Latin acidus ‘sour’

French acide ‘acid’

English acid

Today it means

noun The carboxylic acid 2-amino-2-deoxy-D-gluconic acid related to glucosamine

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

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