Where does “arabinose” come from?
arabinose (English) comes from English arabin, from English arabic, from Latin arabicus, from Ancient Greek Ἀραβικός, from Ancient Greek Ἄραψ, from Arabic عَرَب, from Arabic عَرَبَ — to flow sharply.
arabinose (English): An aldopentose that occurs most often in...
Definitions
- An aldopentose that occurs most often in...
Ancestry of “arabinose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | arabin | A carbohydrate, isomeric with cane sugar, found... |
| 2 | English | arabic | — |
| 3 | Latin | arabicus | Arabic |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | Ἀραβικός | — |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | Ἄραψ | Arab; Arabian |
| 6 | Arabic | عَرَب | Arabs; Arab |
| 7 | Arabic | عَرَبَ | to flow sharply |
Words derived from “arabinose”