Where does “aldopentose” come from?

aldopentose (English) comes from English pentose, from English penta-, from Ancient Greek πεντα-, from Ancient Greek πέντε, from Proto-Hellenic pénkʷe, from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe — five.

aldopentose (English): A pentose that is also an aldose

Definitions

  1. A pentose that is also an aldose

Ancestry of “aldopentose”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpentoseA sugar or saccharide containing five carbon...
2Englishpenta-API; five
3Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
4Ancient Greekπέντεfive
5Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive

Words derived from “aldopentose”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pénkʷe →Every word from English penta- →Every word from Ancient Greek πεντα- →