Etymology

diphosphooligosaccharide

Today it means: A diphosphate derivative of an oligosaccharide; they are intermediates in the metabolism of some carbohydrates Full definition →

English oligosaccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*dwóh₁
  2. Proto-Indo-European*dwi-
  3. Proto-Hellenic*dwi-
  4. Ancient Greekδῐ- (dĭ-)
  5. Latindi-
  6. Englishdi-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeh₂-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéh₂os
  9. Proto-Hellenic*pʰáwos
  10. Ancient Greekφᾰ́ος (phắos)
  11. Ancient Greekφῶς (phôs)
  12. Proto-Indo-European*bʰer-
  13. Proto-Indo-European*bʰéreti
  14. Proto-Hellenic*pʰérō
  15. Ancient Greekφέρω (phérō)
  16. Ancient Greekφωσφόρος (phōsphóros)
  17. Latinphōsphorus
  18. Englishphosphorus
  19. Englishphospho-
  20. Ancient Greekὀλῐ́γος (olĭ́gos)
  21. Englisholigo-
  22. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  23. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  24. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  25. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  26. Palisakkharā
  27. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  28. Latinsaccharon
  29. Latinsaccharum
  30. Englishsaccharo-
  31. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  32. Englishsaccharide
  33. Englisholigosaccharide
  34. English todaydiphosphooligosaccharide

From di- + phospho- + oligosaccharide.

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