Where does “amylopectin” come from?

amylopectin (English) comes from English amylo-, from Latin amylum, from Ancient Greek ἄμυλον, from Ancient Greek ἀ-, from Proto-Hellenic hə-, from Proto-Indo-European sm̥-, from Proto-Indo-European sem- — together, one.

amylopectin (English): A highly branched, insoluble form of starch

Definitions

  1. A highly branched, insoluble form of starch

Ancestry of “amylopectin”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishamylo-starch
2Latinamylumstarch; gruel; fine meal
3Ancient Greekἄμυλονstarch
4Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
5Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
6Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one

Words derived from “amylopectin”

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