Where does “decylmaltoside” come from?
decylmaltoside (English) comes from English maltoside, from English maltose, from English MALT, from Middle English malt, from Old English mealt, from Proto-West Germanic *malt, from Proto-Germanic maltą, from Proto-Indo-European meld- — to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange.
decylmaltoside (English): A surfactant whose structure is that of a decyl...
Definitions
- A surfactant whose structure is that of a decyl...
Ancestry of “decylmaltoside”, step by step
decylmaltoside traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English maltoside
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | maltoside | Any glycoside of maltose, but especially any of a... |
| 2 | English | maltose | A disaccharide, CHO formed from the digestion of... |
| 3 | English | MALT | Initialism of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue |
| 4 | Middle English | malt | malt malted grain |
| 5 | Old English | mealt | malt |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | *malt | malt |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | maltą | malt |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | meld- | to beat, crush, grind |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | mel- | soft; tender; weak; to deceive; to rub |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | mey- | to strengthen; to bind; to change, exchange |
via English decyl
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | decyl | Any of very many isomeric univalent hydrocarbon... |
| 2 | English | -yl | A univalent radical or functional group formed... |
| 3 | French | méthylène | methylene |
| 4 | Ancient Greek | μέθυ | wine |
| 5 | Proto-Hellenic | métʰu | intoxicating drink; mead |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | médʰu | honey; honey wine, mead |