Where does “arabinomannan” come from?

arabinomannan (English) comes from English mannan, from English ān, from Middle English ān, from Old English ān, from Proto-West Germanic ain, from Proto-Germanic ainaz, from Proto-Indo-European óynos — one; single.

arabinomannan (English): Any mannan derived from arabinose

Definitions

  1. Any mannan derived from arabinose

Ancestry of “arabinomannan”, step by step

arabinomannan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English mannan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmannanA plant polysaccharide that is a highly branched...
2Englishān
3Middle Englishāna, an indefinite article
4Old Englishānlonely; entirely alone, solitary, single; one
5Proto-West Germanicainone
6Proto-Germanicainazone; some
7Proto-Indo-Europeanóynosone; single

via English arabino

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisharabinoA univalent radical derived from arabinose
Every word from Proto-Indo-European óynos