Etymology

monoglycosyl

M3O1N1O1G2L1Y4C3O1S1Y4L1

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

English glycosyl ← Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.?
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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. Proto-Hellenic*dlukús
  7. Ancient Greekγλῠκῠ́ς (glŭkŭ́s)
  8. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  9. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  10. Frenchglucose
  11. Englishglucosebf.
  12. Englishglycose
  13. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  14. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  15. Englishglycosyl
  16. English todaymonoglycosyl

From mono- + glycosyl.

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