Where does “deoxypentose” come from?

deoxypentose (English) comes from English deoxy, from English de-, from Latin dē-, from Latin dē, from Latin post, from Latin poste, from Proto-Italic posti, from Proto-Indo-European pósti — afterwards, post; by, at.

deoxypentose (English): Any deoxysugar derived from a pentose

Definitions

  1. Any deoxysugar derived from a pentose

Ancestry of “deoxypentose”, step by step

deoxypentose traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English deoxy

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdeoxyDescribing any compound formally derived from...
2Englishde-reversal, undoing, removing; Intensifying; from,...
3Latindē-of; from
4Latinof; concerning; about
5Latinpostbehind; after, since, besides, except; behind,...
6Latinposteablative singular of postis
7Proto-Italicpostibehind, after
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpóstiafter
9Proto-Indo-Europeanpósafterwards, post; by, at

via English pentose

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishpentoseA sugar or saccharide containing five carbon...
2Englishpenta-API; five
3Ancient Greekπεντα-penta-, five; five
4Ancient Greekπέντεfive
5Proto-Hellenicpénkʷefive
6Proto-Indo-Europeanpénkʷefive
Every word from Proto-Indo-European pós