Where does “acetylgalactosaminyl” come from?

acetylgalactosaminyl (English) comes from English acetylgalactosamine, from English acetyl, from English acet-, from Latin acētum, from French -ate, from Latin -ātus, from Proto-Italic -ātos, from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tos — Forms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality.

acetylgalactosaminyl (English): The univalent radical derived from...

Definitions

  1. The univalent radical derived from...

Ancestry of “acetylgalactosaminyl”, step by step

acetylgalactosaminyl traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English acetylgalactosamine

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishacetylgalactosamineThe N-acetyl derivative of galactosamine, which...
2EnglishacetylThe univalent radical CHCO- derived from acetic...
3Englishacet-Alternative spelling of aceto-, used before...
4Latinacētumvinegar
5French-ateate
6Latin-ātused
7Proto-Italic-ātos
8Proto-Indo-European-éh₂tosForms adjectives from nouns, indicating the possession of a thing or a quality

via English YL

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishYLA female radio amateur; Initialism of young...
2Englishyoung ladyUsed other than with a figurative or idiomatic...
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂tosEvery word from Latin -ātusEvery word from French -ate