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noun · neutersecond declension

saccharon

saccharon n (genitive saccharī)

Meaning

  1. neutera syrupy liquid that exudes from bamboo, a kind of sugar
    77 CE – 79 CE, Plinius Maior, Naturalis Historia 12.32

Declension

declension
formsingularplural
nominativesaccharonsacchara
genitivesaccharīsaccharōrum
dativesaccharōsaccharīs
accusativesaccharonsacchara
ablativesaccharōsaccharīs
vocativesaccharonsacchara

sacchăron, i, n., = σάκχαρον,
I. a sweet juice distilling from the joints of the bamboo, a kind of sugar, Plin. 12, 8, 17, § 32; cf. Luc. 3, 237.

Origins

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  2. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  3. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  4. Sanskrit शर्क॑रा(śárkarā)
  5. Latinsaccharon

Pali sakkharābor. Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar)bor. Latin saccharon Borrowed from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ (sákkhar), borrowed from Pali sakkharā, from Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā), from Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH, from Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ (“gravel”). Same source as Ancient Greek κρόκη (krókē, “pebble”)

In English words that came into English from saccharon

  • saccharinesaccharum
  • saccharinsaccharon

Quick answers

What does saccharon mean in Latin?
saccharon, a noun, means “a syrupy liquid that exudes from bamboo, a kind of sugar”.
What is the genitive of saccharon?
The genitive singular is saccharī. saccharon is neuter, second declension.
Where does saccharon come from?
Proto-Indo-European *ḱorkeh₂ → Proto-Indo-Iranian *ćárkaraH → Proto-Indo-Aryan *śárkaraH → Sanskrit शर्क॑रा (śárkarā) → Latin saccharon.