Etymograph

English

glycometabolic

From glyco- + metabolic.

Formed from glyco- + metabolic

Proto-Hellenic *dlukús

Ancient Greek γλυκύς ‘sweet’

English glyco-

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 glycometabolism

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

Etymograph / glycometabolic