Where does “chitotetraose” come from?
chitotetraose (English) comes from English tetraose, from English tetra, from Translingual Tetragonopterus, from Ancient Greek πτερόν, from Proto-Indo-European péth₂r̥, from Proto-Indo-European peth₂- — to spread out; to fly.
chitotetraose (English): A tetraose composed of four N-acetylglucosamine residues
Definitions
- A tetraose composed of four N-acetylglucosamine residues
Ancestry of “chitotetraose”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | tetraose | Any oligosaccharide containing four... |
| 2 | English | tetra | Any of numerous species of small South American... |
| 3 | Translingual | Tetragonopterus | — |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | πτερόν | feather; wing; Any winged creature |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | péth₂r̥ | wing; feather |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | peth₂- | to spread out; to fly |