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In ancient Greek literature the word for "sugar" appears in a variety of forms, LSJ mention: σάĸχαρ /sákkhar/, σάĸχαρι /sakkhari/, σάĸχαρις /sakkharis/ and σάĸχαρον /sakkharon/.
 
In ancient Greek literature the word for "sugar" appears in a variety of forms, LSJ mention: σάĸχαρ /sákkhar/, σάĸχαρι /sakkhari/, σάĸχαρις /sakkharis/ and σάĸχαρον /sakkharon/.
This last Greek form was adopted into Latin as: ''saccharon'', latinized ''saccharum''. The ultimate source of the Greek word is thought to be Sanskrit ''śarkarā'', which is also the ultimate source for Arabic ''sukkar'', cf. Wehr: ﺳﻛﺭ /sukkar/ "sugar". Although forms of ''saccharum'' survived into the Latin literature of the Middle Ages, the Arabic ''sukkar'' became the basis for a new word in most Western European languages, and a new Latin form was developed imitating the Arabic: ''zucarum, zuccarum, zuccara, zuccaris'' and other similar variants.
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This last Greek form was adopted into Latin as: ''saccharon'', latinized ''saccharum''. The ultimate source of the Greek word is thought to be Sanskrit ''śarkarā'', which is also the ultimate source for Arabic ''sukkar'', cf. Wehr (1976): ﺳﻛﺭ /sukkar/ "sugar". Although forms of ''saccharum'' survived into the Latin literature of the Middle Ages, the Arabic ''sukkar'' became the basis for a new word in most Western European languages, and a new Latin form was developed imitating the Arabic: ''zucarum, zuccarum, zuccara, zuccaris'' and other similar variants.
  
  

Latest revision as of 15:39, 11 May 2016

Zacchar grece zucharum latine arabice suchar supra in .s.


Apparatus:

Whole entry missing in B efjp


Translation:

Zacchar is the Greek word, zucharum is Latin and suchar is Arabic. See also above under Suchar.


Commentary:

In ancient Greek literature the word for "sugar" appears in a variety of forms, LSJ mention: σάĸχαρ /sákkhar/, σάĸχαρι /sakkhari/, σάĸχαρις /sakkharis/ and σάĸχαρον /sakkharon/. This last Greek form was adopted into Latin as: saccharon, latinized saccharum. The ultimate source of the Greek word is thought to be Sanskrit śarkarā, which is also the ultimate source for Arabic sukkar, cf. Wehr (1976): ﺳﻛﺭ /sukkar/ "sugar". Although forms of saccharum survived into the Latin literature of the Middle Ages, the Arabic sukkar became the basis for a new word in most Western European languages, and a new Latin form was developed imitating the Arabic: zucarum, zuccarum, zuccara, zuccaris and other similar variants.


WilfGunther 04/03/12


See also: Suchar


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