Etymology

aminomonosaccharide

Today it means: Any aminosugar derived from a monosaccharide Full definition →

English monosaccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum
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  1. Egyptianjmn
  2. Ancient GreekᾸ̓́μμων (Ắmmōn)
  3. LatinAmmōn
  4. Latinammoniacus
  5. Englishammonia
  6. Englishamine
  7. Englishamino-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  9. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  10. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  11. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  12. Englishmono-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  14. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  15. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  16. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  17. Palisakkharā
  18. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  19. Latinsaccharon
  20. Latinsaccharum
  21. Englishsaccharo-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  23. Englishsaccharide
  24. Englishmonosaccharide
  25. English todayaminomonosaccharide

From amino- + monosaccharide.

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