Where does “arabinoxylooligosaccharide” come from?
arabinoxylooligosaccharide (English) comes from English xylooligosaccharide, from English oligosaccharide, from English saccharide, from English saccharo-, from Latin saccharum, from Ancient Greek σάκχαρ, from Sanskrit शर्करा, from Proto-Indo-Aryan śárkaraH — gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel.
arabinoxylooligosaccharide (English): An oligomer of arabinose and xylose
Definitions
- An oligomer of arabinose and xylose
Ancestry of “arabinoxylooligosaccharide”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | xylooligosaccharide | An oligomer of xylose |
| 2 | English | oligosaccharide | A polysaccharide of low molecular weight, being a... |
| 3 | English | saccharide | The unit structure of carbohydrates, of general... |
| 4 | English | saccharo- | sugar |
| 5 | Latin | saccharum | sugar |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | σάκχαρ | sugar; sugar cane |
| 7 | Sanskrit | शर्करा | gravel, grit, pebbles, shingle, gravelly mould or... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-Aryan | śárkaraH | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-Iranian | ćárkaraH | — |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱorkeh₂ | gravel, boulder; boulder; gravel |