Where does “diacylglyercide” come from?

diacylglyercide (English) comes from English diacyl, from English acyl, from English -yl, from French méthylène, from Ancient Greek μέθυ, from Proto-Hellenic métʰu, from Proto-Indo-European médʰu — honey; honey wine, mead.

diacylglyercide (English): (of a typical fatty acid)

Definitions

  1. (of a typical fatty acid)

Ancestry of “diacylglyercide”, step by step

diacylglyercide traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English diacyl

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishdiacylTwo acyl groups in a compound
2EnglishacylAny of class of organic radicals, RCO-, formed by...
3English-ylA univalent radical or functional group formed...
4Frenchméthylènemethylene
5Ancient Greekμέθυwine
6Proto-Hellenicmétʰuintoxicating drink; mead
7Proto-Indo-Europeanmédʰuhoney; honey wine, mead

via English glyercide

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishglyercide
Every word from Proto-Indo-European médʰuEvery word from English -ylEvery word from Proto-Hellenic métʰu