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
- A polymeric cross-linked polysaccharide extracted...
Ancestry of “agarose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | agar | A gelatinous material obtained from red algae,... |
| 2 | Hindi | अगर | agarwood; if |
| 3 | Sanskrit | गुरु | heavy, weighty; heavy in the stomach , difficult... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | gr̥Húṣ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | gr̥Húš | heavy |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷréh₂us | heavy |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -us | Forms adjectives from Caland system roots |