English
saccharogen
Saccharogen comes from Ancient Greek γένος ‘race, stock, kin’, and goes back to Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénh₁os‘race, lineage’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*génos‘race’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγένοςgénos‘race, stock, kin’
- Englishtodaysaccharogen
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵenh₁-‘to produce’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ǵénh₁os‘race, lineage’reconstructed
- Proto-Hellenicc. 2200–1600 BCE*génos‘race’reconstructed
- Ancient Greekc. 800–300 BCEγένοςgénos‘race, stock, kin’
- Englishtodaysaccharogen
A compound of saccharo- + -gen
Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ ‘gravel’
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Pali sakkharā ‘sugar’
Ancient Greek σάκχαρ ‘sugar’
Latin saccharon ‘a syrupy liquid that exudes from bamboo, a…’
Latin saccharum ‘sugar’
English saccharo-
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- ‘to produce’
kind, king, nature, nation, german, native, engine, pregnant, genuine, genetic, genius, ken, generate, indigenous, gentle, generic, generous, naive, transgender, kin, noel, genesis, innate, natal, regeneration, generosity, nee, nativity, genital, nada, ingenious, naïve, germ, janata, genealogy, nascent, degeneration, puny, gentile, generative, 102 more
through Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh₁os ‘race, lineage’
general, generation, gender, gene, genuinely, genre, genus, 28 more
through Proto-Hellenic *génos ‘race’
through Ancient Greek γένος ‘race, stock, kin’
Today it means
noun Something that produces sugar
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh₁- / saccharogen