Let’s see what our 1685 Dictionary brings us this month.
February’s Word:
Saccharine, l. of sugar.
The word “saccharine” originates from Medieval Latin saccharum “sugar,” from Latin saccharon “sugar,” from Greek sakkharon, from Pali sakkhara, from Sanskrit sarkara “gravel, grit.” The metaphoric sense of “overly sweet” is recorded by 1841.
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