Etymograph

English

glutose

From blend of glucose + fructose.

A blend of glucose + fructose

Ancient Greek γλεῦκος ‘wine, must’

French glucose

English glucose

Proto-Indo-European *bʰrewHg- ‘to make use of’

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Proto-Italic *frūgjōr

Proto-Italic *frūjōr ‘to engage in’

Latin fruor ‘to engage (in)’

Latin fructus ‘fruit’

English fructose

Today it means

noun An ingredient of a syrupy mixture obtained by the action of alkali on levulose or found in the unfermentable reducing portion of cane molasses.

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

Etymograph / glutose