Etymology

monoacyl

M3O1N1O1A1C3Y4L1

Today it means: A single acyl group in a compound Full definition →

English fucosyl ← Ancient Greek μονο- (mono-) ← Proto-Hellenic *mónwos
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*men-
  2. Proto-Hellenic*mónwos
  3. Ancient Greekμόνος (mónos)
  4. Ancient Greekμονο- (mono-)
  5. Englishmono-
  6. Englishfucosyl
  7. English todaymonoacyl

From mono- + fucosyl.

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