Where does “ascaroside” come from?
ascaroside (English) comes from English ascar-, from Translingual Ascarididae, from Translingual -idae, from Latin -ides, from Ancient Greek -ίδης, from Ancient Greek -ής, from Proto-Indo-European -ēs, from Proto-Indo-European -ess — Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;...
ascaroside (English): Any of a group of glycolipids, containing the sugar ascarylose, found in some nematode worms
Definitions
- Any of a group of glycolipids, containing the sugar ascarylose, found in some nematode worms
Ancestry of “ascaroside”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ascar- | Parasitic nematodal helminths of family Ascarididae |
| 2 | Translingual | Ascarididae | Some intestinal nematodes |
| 3 | Translingual | -idae | of the family of |
| 4 | Latin | -ides | son of |
| 5 | Ancient Greek | -ίδης | son of |
| 6 | Ancient Greek | -ής | adjective suffix |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -ēs | Primarily forms adjectival bahuvrīhi compounds |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | -ess | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -os | Creates action nouns or result nouns from verbs;... |