Etymology

galactopyranose

G2A1L1A1C3T1O1P3Y4R1A1N1O1S1E1

Today it means: The pyranose form of galactose Full definition →

English pyranose ← French glucose ← Ancient Greek γλεῦκος (gleûkos)
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The story

  1. Ancient Greekγᾰ́λᾰ (gắlă)
  2. Ancient Greekγάλακτ- (gálakt-)
  3. Englishgalacto-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*péh₂wr̥
  5. Proto-Hellenic*pāwər
  6. Ancient Greekπῦρ (pûr)
  7. Ancient Greekπυρά (purá)
  8. Latinpyra
  9. Englishpyre
  10. Englishpyran
  11. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  12. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  13. Frenchglucose
  14. Englishglucosebf.
  15. Englishpyranose
  16. English todaygalactopyranose

From galacto- + pyranose.

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