Etymology

xylosyl

X8Y4L1O1S1Y4L1

Today it means: A univalent radical derived from xylose. Full definition →

Ancient Greek ῡ̔́λη (hū́lē) ← Proto-Indo-European *swel-der.? ← English xylose
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kes-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*ksewlo-der.?
  3. Ancient Greekξῠ́λον (xŭ́lon)
  4. Englishxylo-
  5. Proto-Hellenic*dléukus?
  6. Ancient Greekγλεῦκος (gleûkos)
  7. Frenchglucose
  8. Englishglucosebf.
  9. Englishxylose
  10. Proto-Indo-European*swel-der.?
  11. Ancient Greekῡ̔́λη (hū́lē)
  12. English todayxylosyl

From xylose + -yl.

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