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Where does “acetyllactosamine” come from?

acetyllactosamine (English) comes from English lactosamine, from English amine, from English -ine, from French -ine, from French -é, from Middle French -é, from Old French -é, from Latin -a.

acetyllactosamine (English): Any acetyl derivative of lactosamine, but...

Definitions

  1. Any acetyl derivative of lactosamine, but...

Ancestry of “acetyllactosamine”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishlactosamineAn amino derivative of lactose that is found in...
2EnglishamineA functional group formally derived from ammonia...
3English-ineOf or pertaining to; Used to form demonyms;...
4French-inefeminine singular of -in; female equivalent of...
5French-épast participle root verb suffix of regular -er...
6Middle French-é—
7Old French-éused to form past participles of regular -er...
8Latin-asuffixed to the roots of verbs, forms agent...
9Proto-Italic-ā—
10Proto-Indo-European-éh₂—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -éh₂ →