Etymology

biopolysaccharide

Today it means: A biological (naturally-occurring) polysaccharide Full definition →

English polysaccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  2. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  3. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  4. Englishbio-
  5. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  6. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  7. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  8. Englishpoly-
  9. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  10. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  11. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  12. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  13. Palisakkharā
  14. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  15. Latinsaccharon
  16. Latinsaccharum
  17. Englishsaccharo-
  18. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  19. Englishsaccharide
  20. Englishpolysaccharide
  21. English todaybiopolysaccharide

From bio- + polysaccharide.

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