Etymology

glycobioinformatics

Today it means: The application of bioinformatics to carbohydrates and related compounds Full definition →

English bioinformatics ← Middle English enformacioun ← Late Latin īnfōrmātiō
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  1. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  2. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  3. Englishglyco-
  4. Proto-Indo-European*gʷeyh₃-
  5. Ancient Greekβῐ́ος (bĭ́os)
  6. Ancient Greekβῐο- (bĭo-)
  7. Englishbio-
  8. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  9. Proto-Italic*en
  10. Proto-Italic*en-
  11. Latinin-
  12. Ancient Greekμορφή (morphḗ)der.?
  13. Latinfōrma
  14. Latinfōrmō
  15. Latinīnfōrmō
  16. Late Latinīnfōrmātiō
  17. Middle Englishenformacioun
  18. Englishinformation
  19. Englishinformatics
  20. Englishbioinformatics
  21. English todayglycobioinformatics

From glyco- + bioinformatics.

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