The story
- Ancient Greekχῐτών (khĭtṓn)
- Latinchitōn
- Frenchchitine
- Englishchitin
- Englishchito-
- Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
- Englisholigo-
- Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
- Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
- Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
- Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
- Palisakkharā
- Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
- Latinsaccharon
- Latinsaccharum
- Englishsaccharo-
- Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
- Englishsaccharide
- Englisholigosaccharide
- English todaychitooligosaccharide
From chito- + oligosaccharide.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.