Etymology

exopolysaccharide

Today it means: A polymer composed of sugar residues, secreted by a microorganism into the surrounding environment. Full definition →

English polysaccharide ← Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁- ← Latin saccharum
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁éǵʰ
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁eǵʰs
  3. Proto-Hellenic*eks
  4. Ancient Greekἐκ (ek)
  5. Ancient Greekἔξω (éxō)
  6. Englishexo-
  7. Proto-Indo-European*pleh₁-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*polh₁ús
  9. Ancient Greekπολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)
  10. Englishpoly-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*ḱorkeh₂
  12. Proto-Indo-Iranian*ćárkaraH
  13. Proto-Indo-Aryan*śárkaraH
  14. Sanskritशर्क॑रा (śárkarā)
  15. Palisakkharā
  16. Ancient Greekσάκχαρ (sákkhar)
  17. Latinsaccharon
  18. Latinsaccharum
  19. Englishsaccharo-
  20. Proto-Indo-European*dʰeh₁-
  21. Englishsaccharide
  22. Englishpolysaccharide
  23. English todayexopolysaccharide

From exo- + polysaccharide.

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