Etymology

homoglycan

H4O1M3O1G2L1Y4C3A1N1

Today it means: A homopolysaccharide. Full definition →

English glycan ← Ancient Greek ὁμός (homós) ← Proto-Hellenic *homós
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*sem-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*somHós
  3. Proto-Hellenic*homós
  4. Ancient Greekὁμός (homós)
  5. Englishhomo-
  6. Englishglycan
  7. English todayhomoglycan

From homo- + glycan.

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