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Where does “amylopectinosis” come from?

amylopectinosis (English) comes from English amylopectin, 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.

amylopectinosis (English): Glycogen storage disease type IV

Definitions

  1. Glycogen storage disease type IV

Ancestry of “amylopectinosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishamylopectinA highly branched, insoluble form of starch
2Englishamylo-starch
3Latinamylumstarch; gruel; fine meal
4Ancient Greekἄμυλονinflection of ἀμύλος : ## masculine accusative...
5Ancient Greekἀ-The alpha privativum, used to make words that...
6Proto-Hellenichə-same; together
7Proto-Indo-Europeansm̥-one; with, together
8Proto-Indo-Europeansem-together, one
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