Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

saccharo-

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: sac-cha-ro-
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

4

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

prefix

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- From Latin saccharum, ultimately from the same source as sugar.

Questions

What does saccharo- mean?: sugar
Where does saccharo- come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar)bor. Latin saccharon Latin saccharum English saccharo- From Latin saccharum, ultimately from the same source as sugar.

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