Where does “agarose” come from?

Agarose is a compound derived from agar, which comes from English glucose and Ancient Greek γλεῦκος meaning sweet, ultimately tracing to Sanskrit अङ्ग् and Latin -o-wont-to-s.

agarose (English): A polymeric cross-linked polysaccharide extracted...

Definitions

  1. A polymeric cross-linked polysaccharide extracted...

Ancestry of “agarose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishagarA gelatinous material obtained from red algae,...
2Hindiअगरagarwood; if
3Sanskritगुरुheavy; weighty
4Proto-Indo-Aryangr̥Húṣ
5Proto-Indo-Iraniangr̥Húšheavy
6Proto-Indo-Europeangʷréh₂usheavy
7Proto-Indo-European-usForms adjectives from Caland system roots
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -us